More than 80 countries around the world have received Covid-19 vaccines from China as Beijing stole a march on other major powers in collecting diplomatic brownie points by offering a helping hand in the pandemic fight. However, reports now suggest that these countries are facing a surge in cases as the Chinese vaccines may not be that effective in warding off reinfection. So, what are the vaccines that China is using and which countries have been the recipients of Chinese largesse. A look.
How Did China Take Early Lead In Vaccine Race?
The entire process for the hunt of vaccines against the novel coronavirus was kickstarted by Chinese scientists who shared the genetic sequence of the virus back in January 2020, days after the first cases of Covid-19 were identified in the country and weeks before the disease was designated as a pandemic by WHO.
Then, China rolled out an experimental Covid-19 vaccine for its armed forces as early as in June last year, when other vaccines in other…