Brazil is Running Low on Chinese Vaccine Supplies Prompting Concerns Beijing May Be Playing Politics

Brazil is running out of its supply of the Chinese-made CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccines and apparently, Beijing hasn’t approved the shipment of ingredients needed to make more. Only 6 million doses out of a 46 million dose order have arrived and those stocks are expected to run out within the next few weeks.

Rodrigo Maia, president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, expressed concern earlier this week that the delay may be due to President Jair Bolsonaro’s criticisms of China and steadily deteriorating ties between the two countries. Yesterday, however, Maia met with Chinese ambassador Yang Wanming who reassured him that politics is not responsible for the restocking delay. 

Other Chinese Vaccine Headlines:

  • IRAQ: Ministry of Health spokesman Sayf al-Badr confirmed that regulatory authorities have granted emergency approval to Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine. (CGTN)
  • CHILE:  The government granted emergency approval to begin use of CoronaVac’s vaccine after trials showed an efficacy rate of 78%. Chile aims to buy 10 million doses of the Chinese vaccine. (AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE)

COVAX UPDATE: Three of China’s largest COVID-19 vaccine makers, Sinovac, Sinopharm and CanSinoBIO, submitted applications to join the global vaccine alliance known as COVAX, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunyin.

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