China shows off COVID-19 vaccines for first time

China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.

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A worker in a protective suit takes a swab from a journalist to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a hotel in Beijing on September 7, 2020, a day ahead of a ceremony being held to honour people who were involved in the fight against the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)

2020-09-07 14:49:58

China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.

High hopes hang on the small vials of liquid on show at a Beijing trade fair this week -- vaccine candidates produced by Chinese companies Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm.

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