Published 18:02 IST, December 7th 2022
Chinese COVID vaccines proven ineffective raising serious concerns for world: Report
It has come to the fore that the Chinese vaccines have been ineffective in treating COVID, and now it is becoming a problem for people around the world.
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In a massive development, it has come to fore that Chinese vaccines have been ineffective in preventing COVID-19, and w it is becoming a problem for Chinese citizens and people around world. During initial phase of outbreak, Chinese government discourd use of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and instead promoted use of its own Sincovac vaccine, but it has come to light that Sivac has only been effective up to 61% against death, and 55% against hospitalization.
China's Sivac COVID vaccine found 'ineffective' against deadly coronavirus: Report
"Recent studies show that Chinese vaccines such as Sivac have only been effective up to 61% against death and 55% against sterilization, while Moderna and Pfizer fared much better at 90% protection from both, reported ANI citing Singapore Post.
report furr ted that traditional vaccines introduced a weak or inactive disease-fighting germ into human bodies, while MRNA vaccines helped cells make a protein that triggers an immune response if someone gets infected. tably, a study carried out by Lancet hinted that China's Sincovac vaccine produced a weaker T-cell and didn't have ability to fight against coronavirus.
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report of research has escalated concern among general public, which is resulting in mass rejection of China's vaccines by general public, and hence Chinese government has failed to provide full vaccination to its large population, leading to an extreme "Zero COVID" policy. In or words, Chinese government has relied more on physical measures related to control COVID virus rar than vaccines.
Also, countries like Indonesia, Thailand, and Turkey had previously expressed dissatisfaction after using Chinese vaccines. In 2020, Indonesia anunced that efficacy of COVID vaccine was just 65 percent, while Brazil declared that China's Sincovac vaccine was only 50.4% effective. Later, Thailand and Indonesia revoked Chinese vaccines and replaced m with AstraZeneca. w that vaccine has reached international market, it has come to light that vaccines have w become a problem all over, which has led to a worsening of China's already dented im globally, reported Singapore Post.
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Im: AP/ Representative
18:02 IST, December 7th 2022