China and the west must now cooperate to achieve global Covid vaccine coverage | Sophie Zinser | The Guardian

"V accine diplomacy" has evolved into a dirty phrase, not least in relation to China and the notion that its government could be exchanging ineffective jabs for geopolitical capital. At the weekend the G7 pledged just 1bn of the 11bn vaccines needed to immunise low- and middle-income countries, suggesting that the west cannot vaccinate the world alone. But, over the past month, international scientific and public health authorities have confirmed an exciting finding: that, despite the doubts of some critics, vaccines made by Chinese companies actually work . While they may remain ideological adversaries, China and the west now have…