The trial produced efficacy data that differed from tests carried out in other countries, Gorinchteyn said, without elaborating. Neither CNBG nor Sinopharm has commented on the UAE announcement, nor released interim efficacy data directly. In Hong Kong, the government has agreed to receive 7.5 million doses of Sinovac’s vaccine. Millions of doses of Sinovac’s vaccine, called CoronaVac, have already been shipped to Sao Paulo. The Sinovac vaccine has been at the center of a political dispute between Doria and President Jair Bolsonaro, who says a vaccine from China can’t be trusted.

Source: Mint December 24, 2020 11:03 UTC