Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Chinese Covid vaccine results in...

 Based on what we know, the Covid virus that we are experiencing now in very high numbers was originated in China. We assume it infected someone who had traveled to China and then brought it back to the United States. There have been a lot of accusations against Chine and its leaders by the US government and many other countries since the pandemic started. Things that have been circulated about China have made many people believe that China is untrustworthy. As of right now, China is leading the vaccine discovery for Covid and has 4 possible candidates for vaccines in the last phase of clinical trials. The US only has 3, and other countries follow. Within the article From Asia to Africa, China Promotes its Vaccines to Win Friends, it is explained that many statements have been made by Chinese officials making  it seem that their primary goal is to repair "friendships" with other countries and to build their power. If one of the vaccines in China is approved by the FDA and gets distributed, the Philippines will have access to getting doses, Latin America and the Caribbean countries will receive up to $1 billion to buy the vaccine and medications, and Bangladesh will get approximately 100,000 free doses of the vaccine. Many people are rooting for China to finish the vaccine as soon as possible because they are the furthest along and have already gotten 2 vaccines approved for emergency use. The 2 that were temporarily approved in July were used on military and state employees, and slowly began to be used within healthcare staff and aviation workers. China's ability to produce a vaccine and get it to the poorer countries who can not pay for the supplies, will demonstrate a powerful sign that they`re becoming the scientific leaders post pandemic. This will give China a lot fo recognition and praise from countries who before this were not necessarily fans of the country. An example of this includes Indonesia. In the same article, it says that China and Indonesian leaders have been in cooperation and have made it clear that China is aware they are going to needed help receiving the vaccine. Indonesia and China have a strained relationship, so this is just one of the many countries that the vaccine is being used on the gain their support. In the end, if China is the first one to distribute a Covid vaccine it will be a great deal in the global perspective of things considering we have been experiencing a pandemic for almost 7 months now. I also believe that some countries are going to be tied to them as allies due to China making deals with them for the vaccine, and other countries will feel attacked. 

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