BANGKOK— Thailand’s health ministry said on Sunday more than 600 medical workers who received two doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine have been infected with COVID-19, as authorities weigh giving booster doses to raise immunity. Of the 677,348 medical personnel who received two doses of Sinovac, 618 became infected, health ministry data from April to July…
Hundreds of Thai Medical Workers Infected Despite Sinovac Vaccinations
July 11, 2021
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Australia Dispatches 2.5M Vaccine Doses to Reinforce Indonesia’s Pandemic Battle
The Australian government has stepped in to assist Indonesia in its battle to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the country, pledging 2.5 million doses of the locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine. Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world, is grappling with a second wave of the pandemic. Since March, the country has recorded…
Singapore Becomes Latest Country to Cast Doubt on China’s COVID-19 Vaccines
June 22, 2021
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Singaporean health officials have publicly expressed concerns about significant risk reported with vaccines from China following hundreds of Indonesian health workers testing positive for COVID-19 last week despite being fully vaccinated with the Sinovac vaccine. Singapore is the latest country to cast doubt on the vaccine. Dozens of the more than 350 doctors and health workers…
Brazil Passes Half a Million COVID-19 Deaths, Experts Warn of Worse Ahead
SAO PAULO—Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday as experts warn that the world’s second-deadliest outbreak may worsen. Only 11 percent of Brazilians have been fully vaccinated after manufacturing delays and epidemiologists believe that, with winter arriving in the southern hemisphere and new variants of the coronavirus circulating, deaths will continue to mount even…
Brazil Passes Half a Million COVID-19 Deaths Amid Chinese Vaccine Push
SAO PAULO—Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday as the country relies overwhelmingly on a vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech, which Singapore’s director of medical services at the Ministry of Health Kenneth Mak said on June 18 presented a significant risk of “vaccine breakthrough.” Mak pointed to international evidence reporting that many who have taken…
Hundreds of Vaccinated Indonesian Health Workers Get COVID-19, Dozens in Hospital
June 17, 2021
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JAKARTA—More than 350 doctors and medical workers have caught COVID-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalized, officials said, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants. Most of the workers were asymptomatic and self-isolating at home, said Badai Ismoyo, head of the health office…
China’s Guangzhou City Unexpectedly Suspended Vaccination Amid Worsening COVID-19 Outbreak
China’s southern city of Guangzhou has become the epicenter of a major new coronavirus outbreak. Starting May 31, locals must present a “health code” if they want to leave the city, an indication of a semi-lockdown. At the same time, however, local authorities decided to stop all vaccinations without a sensible explanation. Guangzhou’s deputy mayor…
Hong Kong Government Halts Release of Some Vaccine-related Death Data
June 7, 2021
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Public trust in Chinese-made vaccine safety is further eroded as the Hong Kong government announces changes in vaccine related death counts. The Hong Kong Vaccine Expert Committee announced on June 1 that they will no longer count post-vaccination deaths that do not have a strong correlation to COVID-19 vaccines, and they will only count deaths…
Bahrain, UAE Offer Pfizer Shot as Booster to Those Who Received Chinese Vaccine
June 4, 2021
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Bahrain and The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are now urging citizens who have been fully vaccinated with Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines to take a shot of the Pfizer vaccine as a booster for protection. At the same time, it’s reported in Serbia that 30 percent of the elderly who have been inoculated with Chinese vaccines have…
China’s Sinopharm Begins Vaccinations in Pacific Islands Amid Concerns of Beijing’s Expanding Hegemony
May 27, 2021
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China’s Sinopharm has this week begun rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination program in the Solomon Islands, amid wider concerns of Beijing’s “vaccine diplomacy” efforts and attempts to expand its hegemony in the South Pacific region. Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga received the first jab on May 21 at a vaccination launch ceremony at the Central…
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