Sinovac has already shipped some 380 mn doses, more than AstraZeneca and second only to Pfizer, worldwide. But it still hasn’t published any data in an academic journal.
Indonesia tracked 25,374 health workers in Jakarta for 28 days after receiving their second dose. Health Minister Budi Gunadi said 94% of them had been vaccinated.
Demand is expected to rise if WHO authorises China’s Sinovac & Sinopharm vaccines, allowing developing countries in Asia, Africa & Latin America to access them through Covax.
Vastly different efficacy rates in 4 clinical trial sites raised concerns over whether Sinovac, that’s key to vaccine drives in some of the world's hotspots, will be effective.
The vaccine was found to be about 65% effective against Covid in late stage-trials in the city of Bandung. The emergency use approval is the first for Sinovac’s shot outside of China.
The protection rate, confirmed by Sao Paulo state officials, was derived from Sinovac’s most advanced final-phase trials in Brazil involving about 13,000 participants.
Alliance partners have not lost any vote share. The central message of this election, therefore, is that the rival can’t take away your committed voters. You have to stitch alliances to bring in the “others”.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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