They say it risks pressuring countries to approve Chinese vaccines and sets a dangerous precedent which, if adopted by other nations, could leave the world in vaccine-based silos. Mass public vaccination programs with Chinese vaccines are underway in Indonesia and Turkey. Instead, Thomas sees China's new visa rules as a "power move," which will pressure people to take one of China's vaccines. Scott Rosenstein, director of the global health programme at Eurasia Group, said it could also pressure countries to authorize the Chinese vaccines. She also points out that once everyone has had a chance to be vaccinated, vaccine passports could become obsolete quickly -- meaning money could be spent better elsewhere.

Source: CNN March 20, 2021 01:36 UTC