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On Apr 2, 2021
China Sinovac says it reached two billion doses annual capacity for COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/UOFSjjyNEB https://t.co/CVUJQW7Moa
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China Sinovac says it reached two billion doses annual capacity for COVID-19 vaccine

China Sinovac says it reached two billion doses annual capacity for COVID-19 vaccine

China's Sinovac Biotech said on Friday its third production plant for its COVID-19 vaccine was ready and had started manufacturing procedures for bulk vaccine ingredient, doubling its ...

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On Apr 5, 2021
China to donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to El Salvador https://t.co/SW0JpyroJo https://t.co/jxzHSGOJma
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China to donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to El Salvador

China to donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to El Salvador

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that China will donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Central American nation, on top of the 2 million Sinovac jabs his ...

@Reuters_Health shared
On Mar 30, 2021
U.S., 13 countries concerned WHO COVID-19 origin study was delayed, lacked access: statement​ https://t.co/hedgfppp3q
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U.S., 13 countries concerned WHO COVID-19 origin study was delayed, lacked access -statement

U.S., 13 countries concerned WHO COVID-19 origin study was delayed, lacked access -statement

The United States and 13 other countries expressed concerns on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) report on the origins of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was ...

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On Apr 5, 2021
China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over two months https://t.co/0TEZmTXWkO https://t.co/R4MadSABit
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China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over two months

China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over two months

China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases.

@Reuters shared
On Mar 31, 2021
Sinopharm, Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine data show efficacy: WHO https://t.co/nUouWvdPFn https://t.co/zPTfXPZzUV
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Sinopharm, Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine data show efficacy: WHO

Sinopharm, Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine data show efficacy: WHO

Chinese vaccine makers Sinopharm and Sinovac have presented data on their COVID-19 vaccines indicating levels of efficacy that would be compatible with those required by the World Health ...

@Reuters_Health shared
On Mar 31, 2021
A senior Chinese health official said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations that China did not share data with researchers appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to look into the origins of COVID-19.​ https://t.co/qQEYeRs8Ch
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Chinese scientist says Beijing did share COVID-19 data with investigators

Chinese scientist says Beijing did share COVID-19 data with investigators

A top Chinese medical expert said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations that China did not share data with international researchers appointed by the World Health ...

@Reuters_Health shared
On Apr 1, 2021
China's CanSino Biologics Inc said the efficacy rate for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine may fall over time although it should still have a rate of 50% or more five to six months after inoculation.​ https://t.co/wkxVrT4sCY
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CanSinoBIO says COVID-19 shot may be less effective over time, booster shot promising

CanSinoBIO says COVID-19 shot may be less effective over time, booster shot promising

China's CanSino Biologics Inc said the efficacy rate for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine may fall over time although it should still have a rate of 50% or more five to six months after ...

@XHNews shared
On Apr 5, 2021
Belgium, with a population of more than 11 million, records over 900,000 #COVID19 cases https://t.co/XLCMVG3PDT https://t.co/eFl0mCSRQV
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Belgium records over 900,000 COVID-19 cases

Belgium records over 900,000 COVID-19 cases

People wait to be tested at a coronavirus test center in Brussels, Belgium, April 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong) Since April 1, Belgium has returned to a partial lockdown, with …