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Beijing has launched a defence of its vaccination program, accusing western media of attempting to trash China's reputation as it ramps up the inoculation of millions across the developing world. The push follows Chinese state media urging Australia to pause its rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after 33 elderly and ill people in Norway died following immunisation . The Norwegian Medicines Agency on Tuesday said there was no direct link between the vaccine and the deaths. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying. Credit: AP The German Pfizer-BioNTech and US Moderna vaccines have published efficacy rates of more than 90 per...
