Prognosis
Sinovac’s Vaccine Found Inferior to Pfizer Shot in Chile Study
- CoronaVac was 66% effective in preventing Covid infection
- CoronaVac is the mainstay of Chile’s vaccination strategy
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Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine was less potent than Pfizer Inc.’s at stopping Covid-19 in Chile where the two shots were used simultaneously, allowing the first real-world comparison of the two inoculations.
China’s CoronaVac was 66% effective in preventing Covid among fully vaccinated adults, compared with 93% for the jab made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech SE.