Sinovac vaccine: Its results are patchy, but the world can't ignore its usefulness

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A recent real-world study in Chile found that it is 66% protective against symptomatic disease.

is safe and has an efficacy of 83%.Why such a difference between these percentages? Well, the prevalence of different coronavirus variants over time and in different places can potentially impact the efficacy observed in clinical trials. Studies conducted in South Africa have had to content with the beta variant, while those run in Brazil have faced the gamma variant.

There are also widespread concerns about unfolding outbreaks in many places across sub-Saharan Africa. Most countries in the continent have populations that are almost entirely unvaccinated and so greatly susceptible to new outbreaks. The tragic circumstances of the huge outbreak earlier this year in India shows how COVID-19 can wreak havoc on a susceptible population.

Therefore, in the context of a pandemic that shows no signs of abating, what does the future hold fors it can get, and we cannot afford to pick and choose between them. There’s good evidence that all thes approved by the WHO protect against symptomatic disease, and also evidence that they, in turn, reduce onward transmission.rollout, there remains a big role for

 

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