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Category: Health

China gives free jabs, takes a shot at West’s drugs

by Frank Chen December 31, 2020January 12, 2021

China claims it was “ahead of the pack” in the global race to find vaccines to stop Covid-19, with a handful of promising, homegrown candidates either wrapping up final-stage clinical trials or being administered in pilot inoculation schemes. Yet the nation appears to be lagging behind Western powers as the vaccine competition heads into the […]

Covid outbreaks add to chills of Beijing winter

by Frank Chen December 28, 2020December 31, 2020

Brazil joins ranks of Chinese vaccine backers

by Frank Chen December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

Myanmar’s Covid failure threatens Thailand’s success

by Bertil Lintner December 13, 2020December 15, 2020

Why viral mutations shouldn’t affect Covid-19 vaccines

by Rebecca Rockett December 11, 2020December 13, 2020

HK secures enough vaccines for double its population

by Frank Chen December 11, 2020December 14, 2020

UAE gives Chinese vaccines a shot in the arm

by Frank Chen December 10, 2020December 13, 2020

China set to mass-produce its Covid vaccines

by Frank Chen December 4, 2020December 7, 2020

China’s new wave: the queue for Covid vaccination

by Frank Chen November 27, 2020November 30, 2020

Shanghai cluster sparks ‘ripple effect’ fears

by Frank Chen November 24, 2020November 25, 2020

China’s top cities on high alert over Covid flare-ups

by Frank Chen November 10, 2020November 12, 2020

China seeks to flip the script on Covid blame game

by Frank Chen November 4, 2020November 7, 2020

Chinese province set to roll out jabs against Covid

by Frank Chen October 20, 2020October 21, 2020

China’s viral reaction to Trump’s Covid infection

by Frank Chen October 5, 2020October 8, 2020

China stands behind vaccine programs despite doubts

by Frank Chen September 28, 2020September 29, 2020

Real vaccine before US vote would take a miracle

by ProPublica September 28, 2020September 29, 2020

Top Chinese virus expert scorns vaccine hype

by Frank Chen September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

Beijing hoses down its own vaccine propaganda

by Frank Chen September 18, 2020September 22, 2020

New cases cast a pall over China’s holiday travel

by Frank Chen September 16, 2020September 17, 2020

Debate rages over China’s Covid-19 vaccines

by Frank Chen September 14, 2020September 17, 2020

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