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Commentary: Has China’s vaccine diplomacy worked in unexpected areas? Rolling out of vaccines to developing countries, Beijing has framed itself as a solution to the pandemic rather than the origin of the coronavirus, says an international studies professor.
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04 May 2021 06:20AM) Share this content
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DENVER, Colorado: Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have been shipped to more than 80 countries for market or emergency use.
Among them, 53 countries received vaccines for free (including developing countries in Africa and some strategically important Asian countries such as the Philippines and Pakistan) and 27 middle-income countries paid for doses.
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While flight suspensions and vaccine-linked travel curbs continue to impact the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, most of the latter have ramped up their vaccination campaigns. Nearby countries like India are in crisis and the Arab states would like to be risk-free zones.
The vaccine has been made virtually compulsory and, in some states, most leisure activities have been limited to those who have gotten the shot. Upgrading public health security, Abu Dhabi is even mulling measures to restrict the movement of some unvaccinated workers.
Saif al-Dhaheri, spokesperson for the National Emergency Crisis & Disaster Management Authority, announced April 21, “The vaccine is our best means to recover and return to a normal life.” Having administered at least 3.8 million doses, Abu Dhabi has achieved a vaccination rate of 100.1 doses per 100 residents. The country is using multiple vaccines, each of which require two doses.