Although the Chinese CoronaVac vaccine has not been fully approved or used in South Africa, SA is included with other third world countries in the Phase III trials of Sinovac’s coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine on children and adolescents. The launch of the South African leg was recently held in Pretoria, South Africa, where approximately 2,000 children and adolescents from six months to 17 years will be enrolled, to test the safety and efficacy of the CoronaVac vaccine, although results from trials so far only show 50% effectiveness. The trials will test 14,000 children worldwide in Chile, the Philippines, Malaysia, Kenya and South Africa.
At the same time, the possibility of a packaging plant, which is being promoted as a “manufacturing facility for SinoVac,” was announced, apparently to dampen any negative reactions. Apparently the Chinese do not trust Africans in the manufacture of their vaccine. Concerns have also been expressed about the eff
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