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Uzbeks weigh vaccines: Russian vs. Chinese
Eurasianet
02 Jun 2021, 22:49 GMT+10
In late January, as some wealthy countries were opening vaccination clinics, Tashkent resident Rustam Djabborov took to Facebook to make an announcement of his own.
A journalist by trade, Djabborov referenced an article he had written a few months before, where he promised to be the first to volunteer for clinical trials if Uzbekistan developed its own national vaccine. Since that hadn t happened, he said, he would instead participate in trials taking place in Uzbekistan for a Chinese-made vaccine, to do his part in the battle against the coronavirus.
He uploaded a photo showing him receiving his first of three doses. Several dozen comments on the post wished him well, while a few people suggested he was taking a risk experimenting with a drug invented by China in a hurry. A number of negative comments were consistent with a poll of 2,000 Uzbeks conducted by Central Asia Barometer in October an