Chinese officials in dialogue with govt over COVID vaccines

[Jump to content](#body) [As of Friday, July 2, 2021](/news/2021/jul/02/chinese-officials-dialogue-govt-over-covid-vaccine/) By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net CHINESE Ambassador to the Bahamas Dai Qingli said Chinese officials are having ongoing dialogue with the Bahamas government regarding cooperation in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, including providing vaccines. Her comments echoed remarks previously made by the embassy's counsellor, Haigang Yin who said in May the Embassy was in communication with the Bahamian government. However, at the time the Minnis administration's level of interest in the vaccines was unclear. China has been giving free COVID-19 vaccines to other countries after the World Health Organisation (WHO)…