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China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, and UAE’s foreign minister, Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at talks for the Hayat-Vax vaccine in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 28 March 2021. Photograph: WAM/Reuters

InternacionalSalud Pública, ,

China’s leading vaccine just got rebranded. On Sunday 28 March, its major pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm, announced a new joint venture with G42, a UAE-based tech company: the vaccine is called Hayat-Vax, hayat meaning “life” in Arabic. The partnership shows immense promise as a new source of vaccines across the developing world.

But there’s a catch: a lack of scientific transparency in its phase III clinical trial data. A successful phase III trial is the golden seal confirming a jab’s efficacy once and for all. It allows scientists to observe possible side effects and make comparisons with placebo cases, while mirroring real-life conditions.…  Seguir leyendo »

Vials and a medical syringe in front of the EU flag. Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

EuropaUnión EuropeaPolítica Inmigración, ,

During the last few weeks, the European Union (EU) has been widely criticized for its 'failed' vaccination strategy. But with all the focus on the general slowness of the EU in vaccinating the populations of its member states, another aspect of the EU's public health crisis has been ignored.

Undocumented persons are being left out of COVID-19 national vaccination programmes and Brussels remains alarmingly silent about it. This should come as no surprise as migration is a toxic issue and governments in EU countries are now under immense pressure to vaccinate their own citizens as soon as possible.

But the race towards herd immunity cannot afford the luxury of another EU standstill.…  Seguir leyendo »

Billboard encourages people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 outside the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Center in the capital Manama. Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images.

MundoAsia, , ,

Vaccine distribution is becoming a key strategic feature of China’s foreign relations. But critics have suggested that China’s so-called ‘vaccine diplomacy’ is merely a way to further entrench its presence in countries where it seeks diplomatic and economic influence and supplant its Western rivals.

Against the backdrop of rising Western scepticism about China's presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, media now portrays Beijing vaccine diplomacy as highly politicized. While undeniable that Beijing’s vaccine diplomacy bolsters its soft power and consolidates its influence, these narratives stifle positive responses from MENA countries towards China’s vaccine cooperation.

China’s vaccine diplomacy in MENA aligns with its broader strategy to cast itself as a global health leader.…  Seguir leyendo »