China And Russia Want To Be Vaccine Leaders. How’s That Going?

The Sinovac vaccine is produced at this newly built factory in China. Sinovac is one of 11 Chinese companies carrying out clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccines.

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China and Russia are vying for a role in ending the global coronavirus pandemic.

Both countries have produced vaccines that they intend to sell to countries that can’t afford the ones being used in the United States.

Even if these vaccines don’t work as well as the ones authorized in the U.S., there’s no question the Chinese and Russian vaccines will be welcomed by lower resourced countries, in part because the vaccines will be available and affordable.