Its health ministry in mid-May reported that more than a third of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the week to May 8 had been fully vaccinated. In a national case that's raised more concerns, the Seychelles - the most highly-vaccinated country in the world, with roughly 60% of those vaccinated having received Sinopharm - is seeing a new surge of Covid cases among vaccinated residents.
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In the same month, China announced the vaccine as 79.34% effective based on what it said was "interim trial data" without releasing phase 3 results, conflicting with the UAE's figures. But the announcement was thin on details and did not disclose how that 86% figure was calculated. The UAE government announced in December of last year that an "interim analysis" conducted by the China National Biotec Group (a subsidiary of Sinopharm) of the vaccine's phase 3 trials in Abu Dhabi found it to be 86% effective. The Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca/University of Oxford and Sputnik V vaccines have also been available in Dubai for several months, while UAE capital Abu Dhabi only offered its residents Sinopharm until it recently changed course to offer Pfizer as well in late April.
The UAE's vaccination campaign, one of the fastest in the world, has relied heavily on the Sinopharm shot, available to all residents and citizens since late 2020. Developed by China's state-owned China National Pharmaceutical Group (commonly referred to as Sinopharm) it is one of the country's two main shots that have been administered to millions of people in China and elsewhere, particularly in the developing world. The World Health Organization earlier in May approved Sinopharm for emergency use, making it the first non-Western vaccine to get the organization's green light. The announcements come amid questions over Sinopharm's efficacy and reports of Covid-19 reinfections among people who have received their two doses of the shot.
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