How Omicron Challenges U.S. and China on Vaccine Diplomacy | WSJ

China got out ahead of the U.S. in shipping its Covid-19 vaccines around the world, but the Biden administration said it has donated more doses. WSJ examines how Omicron challenges both as they push for global influence. Photo: Rodrigo Sura/Esteban Biba/Shutterstock

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[马黎刚]

Whether it is vaccine diplomacy or not, underdeveloped countries are getting vaccines, and that is worthy of affirmative action.

[gzfashions]

I wonder which vaccine has made these huge Pharma companies the most money?

[orange]

Never knew that China was selling the vaccines - I thought it was “aid” / donations.

[lightsource]

At this point so far, more people have died by getting hit with a piano than dying of Omicron.

[Xind]

The problem not mentioned in this video is how the study of efficacy is TOO reliant on interpretations of data and ignores some qualitative analysis.

I have done somewhat a deep dive into the data comparing the vaccines when I had the chance to choose one.

It really comes down to how much you trust the mRNA technology. It has to be noted that the Chinese vaccines are 'inactivated' type, and those types of vaccines already have a long history of existence with a proven record of safety. mRNA on the other hand is a very new technology that had to be 'rushed' for approval, meaning it had no data to prove its long-term safeness

The sinovacs has very impressive protection number against severe symptoms and hospitalization rate reading the data from Turkey and Brazil (the data sample size were more than a million patients) the 50+% figure this video has posted is misleading because that's the efficacy against 'mild' symptoms (akin to a flu), and that's considered normal in 'inactivated' types of vaccine.

The key topic of this video is vaccine diplomacy, and I don't think US is going to win this, because the key is not about better vaccines, it is about political agileness. China OWNS the vaccine it produces, including the IP and the production process, US on the other hand doesn't (pfizer and Moderna owns them).

What does this mean? it means China doesn't care about profit, but US have to care about profit (US government can't force pfizer to donate, the government is going to pay the bill). This makes US diplomats very handicapped

[QuietJugung]

China is doing good deeds. Plain and simple.

[frankmerriwell]

The density of conspiracy theories in this channel blows my mind.

[joylm]

God bless China forever. Without them poor nations will still be in shackles

[PedroAugusto-bpxk]

Countries that used Sinovac in large scale (like Brazil and Chile) didn’t suffer from a Delta outbreak like many nations in Europe!! I am glad I could take this Chinese vaccine!!

[proudwumao]

US has the most death of COVID in the world so far

[oppai.dragon]

US donated about to expire vaccines to Nigeria

[frownezhang]

Propaganda machine start running again.

[smurf]

Oh, the U.S. is super confident and see what the death toll tells

[horridohobbies]

As of this moment, China has shipped far more vaccines to the Global South than America has. America may have pledged a lot of vaccines but they have yet to deliver. Seeing is believing.

[alsuperbee]

The comment section shows that viewers no longer easily fall for MSM bias and conspiracy nowadays. MSM, how about some constructive reporting instead of instigating nonsense?

[ManWiThOutFEAR]

It's very disconcerting to be wide awake and watching this global conspiracy unfold.

[RyanAustinDean]

“How mild cold challenges U.S. and China on vaccine diplomacy.”

Fixed it for you.

[harleybk]

Once you convince insecure people that they are heroes because they wear a mask or take a shot, it’s hard to turn them around. The vast majority have moved on, but as long as you have enough believers to make it profitable, why not. And you have to admit it, there are enough garages full of stuff that people were convinced they couldn’t live without that clearly the salesmen know what they are doing.

[thejeffinvade]

0:55 So China pledged to ship 1 billion vaccine to Africa, US said we will ship 9 million? lol

[harukrentz]

You still havent apologized for your bombastic article of Sinovac in Indonesia in July.