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Only a small percent of the world is vaccinated with mRNA vaccines, thus it's not a global solution. Some vaccines are already ineffective with the variants, e
by shaicoleman 5y ago
Only a small percent of the world is vaccinated with mRNA vaccines, thus it's not a global solution.
Some vaccines are already ineffective with the variants, e.g. Chile has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, but doesn't have the disease under control.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57436861 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57436861
- jolux 5y agoWhat vaccine was Chile using?
- shaicoleman 5y ago* 79% Sinovac * 18% Pfizer * 2% Oxford/AstraZeneca * 1% CanSino https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccine-doses-by-manufacturer?country=~CHL https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccine-doses-by-ma... Sinovac has been recently approved by the WHO for emergency use https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-who-validates-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine-for-emergency-use-and-issues-interim-policy-recommendations https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-who-validates-sinov...
- jolux 5y agoIt has been, but from what I've heard Sinovac is significantly less effective than the others: https://apnews.com/article/china-gao-fu-vaccines-offer-low-protection-coronavirus-675bcb6b5710c7329823148ffbff6ef9 https://apnews.com/article/china-gao-fu-vaccines-offer-low-p...