Vaccine Boosters in Bahrain Cast Cloud Over Sinopharm Covid Shot

[andhra_jp]

Undersecretary of health Waleed Khalifa Al Manea urged high-risk people -- including those who are over 50, obese or chronically ill -- to get a dose of the mRNA vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE six months after completing the Sinopharm vaccine series, according to the report.

Bahrain’s move could prove a setback for China’s vaccine diplomacy, with the world’s most populous country pledging to help developing nations get access to immunizations that will help put an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

While Chinese vaccines are being used in dozens of countries, they’ve been dogged by concerns over their effectiveness and whether they stop transmission, not just serious illness and death

Bahrain has seen a steadily rising number of coronavirus cases since the end of 2020, hitting a record of more than 3,000 new infections a day at the end of May. 
That’s despite the fact that it has one of the world’s highest immunization rates, with more than 50% of the population fully vaccinated, according to Bloomberg’s Covid Vaccine Tracker.

https://www.bloombergquint.com/china/bahrain-s-covid-vaccine-boosters-cast-cloud-over-sinopharm-shot