The vaccine being promoted the world over by the Chinese Government's propaganda though poorly tested now shown to be only 50% against Brazillian  Covid-19. 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-04-12-21/h_cc668d5ed5eca6f52d770e27e6590bfb - https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-04-12-21/h_cc668d5ed5eca6f52d770e27e6590bfb

The efficacy of Chinese https://www.cnn.com/specials/world/coronavirus-outbreak-intl-hnk - Covid-19 vaccines is "not high" and authorities are weighing options to bolster protection, China's top disease control official has said.

"The protection rates of existing vaccines are not high," Gao Fu, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told a conference in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Saturday.

He listed two options to solve the problem: one is to increase the number of doses, or adjust the dosage or interval between shots; the other is to mix vaccines developed from different technologies.

Gao's remarks are a rare public admission from the country's top health official that the efficacy of China's https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/health/global-covid-vaccinations/ - coronavirus vaccines is not ideal -- and improvements are needed to boost protection.

Danger to credibility: China has positioned itself as a leader in vaccine development and distribution, promoting and supplying its vaccines to countries all over the globe. But the relatively low efficacy rate of its vaccines could hamper credibility and dent Beijing's so-called vaccine diplomacy.

The two pharmaceutical firms that supply the majority of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines to the world have not published comprehensive clinical trial data in medical journals. But interim results announced by the companies show their efficacy falls far behind the new type of vaccines developed in the West that use mRNA to trigger an immune response.

Comments walked back: As Gao's comments gained traction on social media and made international headlines, Chinese censors quickly scrubbed discussions online, and state media swiftly put out an interview with Gao to walk back his comments.

Global Times, a state-run nationalist tabloid, https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1220774.shtml - quoted Gao as saying reports about his admission were "a complete misunderstanding."

"The protection rates of all vaccines in the world are sometimes high, and sometimes low. How to improve their efficacy is a question that needs to be considered by scientists around the world," Gao was quoted as saying.

Read the full story  https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/china/china-vaccine-efficacy-intl-hnk/index.html - here .

Maybe in the main cnn story there is 50% against Brazilian (P1 or P2) variants..? Still 50% is better then nothing...It also could indicate the effectivity was tested in Brazil/Latin America...China does not have P1/P2 cases as far as is known...

In the vaccine-war there are a lot of false claims. The outcome maybe more vaccine scepticism-even less people willing to go for a vaccine...

NPI and vaccines are the only "weapons" we have in this pandemic ! Use them wisely !

I wonder if an inificiant vaccine means there is more chance of virus becoming resistant to  vaccines ....???

can't see you not...!!!!!

take care all 😷😉