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| The Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, the only big vaccine using traditional vaccine technology with an inactivated virus. That still doesn't mean there isn't anything more to it. |
CoronaVac, also known as the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine,[1] is an inactivated virus COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech.[2]
This is the only big vaccine using traditional vaccine technology with an inactivated virus instead of a gene editing RNA technology. This fact which might explain why there are noticeably fewer reports of vaccine injuries with CoronaVac, but again, it might also have to do with the product being used in Asia and poorer countries the global south, where reports might not reach the English-speaking international audience.
CoronaVac is being used in vaccination campaigns in various countries in Asia,[3][4][5] South America,[6] Central America,[7] and Eastern Europe.[8]
It is currently being manufactured at several facilities in China,[9] with planned overseas manufacture in Brazil in September 2021 and eventually in Egypt[10] and Hungary.[11]
As of July 2021, CoronaVac was the most widely used COVID-19 vaccine in the world, with 943 million doses delivered.[12]
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/sinovac-covid-19-vaccine.html
- ↑ https://fancycomma.com/2020/07/22/coronavac-inactivated-covid19-vaccine/
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-indonesia-coronavirus-pandemic-joko-widodo-3ff30c85dc6943e2a06db470a9d04931
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-28/thailand-kicks-off-covid-19-vaccine-program-with-sinovac-shot
- ↑ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3120855/covid-19-china-approves-sinovac-vaccine-general-public-use
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chile-sinovac-idUSKBN29X282
- ↑ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/venustiano-carranza-next-up-for-covid-vaccination-in-mexico-city/
- ↑ https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-targets-to-vaccinate-60-of-population-health-minister-162317
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-sinovac-idUSKBN2BP07G
- ↑ https://arab.news/c44bc
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-hungary-vaccines-idUSL2N2NI13S
- ↑ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3140387/coronavirus-sinovac-worlds-most-used-vaccine-how-good-delta
