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Fauci Says He Didn’t Play Down China Lab-Leak Theory of Covid-19 Origins
Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious-disease expert, said he never played down the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus could have been leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, and called accusations that he did so for political reasons “preposterous.”
Brazil’s Experiment to Vaccinate Town With Chinese CoronaVac Reduced Covid-19 Deaths by 95%
Brazil’s experiment to vaccinate an entire town with the Chinese CoronaVac shot reduced Covid-19 deaths by 95%, the public-research center that organized the study said.
Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Press Countries to Oppose Patent Waiver
The pharmaceutical industry is backing Germany, Japan and other countries that have opposed waiving Covid-19 vaccine patents, after the Biden administration threw its support behind the proposal.
U.S. to Share AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Doses With World
The U.S. government plans to share as many as 60 million doses from its stockpile of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine with the rest of the world, administration officials said.
WSJ News Exclusive | China Plans to Approve First Foreign Covid-19 Vaccine by July
China has been scrutinizing data on the vaccine from Germany’s BioNTech as pressure mounts to expand beyond the country’s own roster of shots.
Egypt to produce up to 80 million Sinovac vaccine doses annually - minister
Egypt has agreed with China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine domestically, and could produce up to 80 million doses a year, the health ministry said on Thursday.
China administers total of 149.07 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 7
China administered about 3.68 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on April 7, bringing the total number of doses given so far to 149.07 million, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Thursday.
Indonesia turns to China for more vaccines after AstraZeneca delays
Indonesia is in talks with China to secure as many as 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to plug a gap in deliveries after delays in arrivals of AstraZeneca shots, the health minister said on Thursday.
Taiwan says India helped Paraguay get vaccines after China pressure
Taiwan worked with other democracies to help its diplomatic ally Paraguay get COVID-19 vaccines after China put pressure on the South American country to ditch Taipei in exchange for shots, and India stepped in to help, Taiwan's foreign minister said.
Mexico minister plans visits to Russia, China, India, U.S. over vaccines
Mexico's foreign minister said on Tuesday he planned visits soon to Russia, China, India and the United States as part of his government's efforts to make sure that its supply agreements for vaccines against COVID-19 are honored.
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 government already purchased.
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 annual capacity to 2 billion doses.
Follow-up probe of virus origins expected - WHO's Tedros
Experts examining the origins of the coronavirus first identified in China will follow up on an initial report released this week but details are still not set, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Thursday.
China to launch COVID-19 vaccination in four border cities and counties in Yunnan province: Xinhua
China will launch mass COVID-19 vaccinations in four border cities and counties in the southwestern Yunnan province, including Ruili, from April 1, official news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
China state media outlet warns against 'crude' efforts to get people vaccinated
Some local authorities in China have resorted to "simple and crude" measures to push people into getting COVID-19 vaccines, a state media outlet said on Wednesday, warning against such behaviour as China ramps up its inoculation efforts.
Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China: Tedros
(This March 30 story removes reference in 7th para to the European Union which did not sign that joint statement)
Pakistan to import Chinese Cansino COVID vaccine in bulk to package 3 million doses locally: minister
Pakistan will import Chinese Cansino Biologics COVID-19 vaccines in bulk to package 3 million doses locally, said the minister in charge for COVID operations.
U.S., China positive on pandemic treaty idea: WHO's Tedros
The United States and China have reacted positively to a proposed international treaty on pandemics, the World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.
Palestinians get Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccines
Palestinians on Monday received 100,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China to help broaden an initial campaign to vaccinate medical staff, the elderly and the chronically ill.
WHO says virus origins report will be released on Tuesday
The head of the World Health Organization said that a long-awaited report into the origins of the new coronavirus following a mission to China where the virus first emerged will be released publicly on Tuesday but that further study is required.