Are Chinese vaccines to blame for Asia’s rising Covid crisis?

Malaysia to phase out Sinovac jab amid growing concern over its efficacy

Medical staff administer Covid vaccines in Bangkok, Thailand
Medical staff administer Covid vaccines in Bangkok, Thailand
(Image credit: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images)

Malaysia has announced that it will stop administering China’s Sinovac vaccine once it runs out of its existing supply amid mounting evidence that the jab is failing to stem the spread of the Delta variant.

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