The U.S. and China Face Off Against One Another in Latin America Over Vaccine Distribution

No news today from Africa about Chinese vaccine distributions but lots of action unfolding in Latin America where the United States and China are squaring off against one another, particularly in countries that still maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

U.S. officials indicated yesterday they are going to prioritize vaccine shipments to Honduras, where the government has been hinting that it may have to switch its current diplomatic allegiances from Taipei to Beijing in order to secure sufficient supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. (FINANCIAL TIMES)

Other Chinese Vaccine Headlines From Across the Global South:

  • AMERICAS: China will reduce its shipment of pharmaceutical ingredients for producing COVID-19 vaccines to Brazil’s Butantan biomedical institute next week to 3,000 liters from 4,000, Butantan said on Tuesday. (REUTERS)
  • PERSIAN GULF: Days after the UAE announced that it would provide a third booster shot for its residents who received two Sinopharm injections, Bahrain will follow suit — raising more concerns about the efficacy of the Chinese-made vaccine. (CNBC)
  • ASEAN: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen defended his country’s reliance on Chinese vaccines on Wednesday: “If I don’t rely on China, who will I rely on? If I don’t ask China, who am I to ask?” (NIKKEI ASIA)
  • CARIBBEAN: A donation of 100,000 Sinopharm jabs from China landed in Trinidad & Tobago early Wednesday morning. (GUARDIAN)
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