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Presumably because (despite your point about customer countries doing their own testing) China and Russia are undemocratic and authoritarian regimes which are n
by mellosouls 6y ago
Presumably because (despite your point about customer countries doing their own testing) China and Russia are undemocratic and authoritarian regimes which are not trusted to produce a vaccine that has been properly tested in a fully accountable way.
That is not to doubt their scientific prowess, but the ability of their science to avoid gross political interference.
Neither is it to imply the West are angels, but comparatively China and Russia are not subject to the same democratic oversight.
- coldtea 6y ago>Presumably because (despite your point about customer countries doing their own testing) China and Russia are undemocratic and authoritarian regimes which are not trusted to produce a vaccine that has been properly tested in a fully accountable way. That's the last thing they care about (if it's even in the list). For one, we could easily verify the vaccines of those countries with independent testing here or there, we don't have to "trust" their development method and testing. Not to mention we seemed to have no problem trusting their drugs and vaccines (Chinese ones) for decades. Suddenly we don't? It's the trade war with China and the pressure on Russia (to just give in and open up to western companies/demands like in the Yeltsin era). The rest are excuses for gullible citizens.