Prognosis
China’s Covid Vaccine Drive Is Falling Behind the U.S., Europe
- Safety concerns, fewer Covid cases account for slow rollout
- Distribution has eased and China risks missing own targets
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China quelled the coronavirus by deploying its authoritarian system to get things done: from building hospitals in days, to blitz-testing entire cities and basically sealing off its vast border.
So when it came time to roll out its home-grown Covid-19 vaccines, the world expected an inoculation effort of similar speed and ferocity, with the potential to again cast western governments in a poor light.