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China has consistently advanced the research and development (R&D) of Covid-19 vaccines among the BRICS countries, spearheading the global fight against the pandemic. It is the first country to propose Covid-19 vaccine as a global public good, the first to support vaccine intellectual property rights exemption and the first to carry out co-operation in vaccine production with developing countries, playing a positive role in boosting steady economic recovery for all countries. Chinese bio-pharmaceutical company Sinovac has made progress in the joint R&D as well as collaborative production of Covid-19 vaccines with BRICS countries. Since June 2020, Sinovac has carried out…