Questions grow about effectiveness of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines, World News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Mongolia promised its people a “Covid-free summer”. Bahrain said there would be a return to normal life.à‚ The tiny island nation of the Seychelles aimed to jump-start its economy. All three put their faith, at least in part, in easily accessible Chinese-made vaccines, which would allow them to roll out ambitious inoculation programmes at a time when much of the world was going without. But instead of freedom from the coronavirus, all three countries are now battling a surge in infections. China kicked off its vaccine diplomacy campaign last year by pledging to provide a shot…