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Chinese Doctor Says Sinopharm Covid Vaccine ‘Most Unsafe in World’ with 73 Side Effects, Then Backtracks
A Chinese vaccine expert has caused controversy by saying that the Covid-19 vaccine that has been rolled out in the country is “the most unsafe in the world” and has as many 73 side-effects.
Dr Tao Lina from Shanghai announced the shortcomings of the jab developed by Beijing's state-run drugmaker Sinopharm to his 48 lakh social media followers on Tuesday, Daily Mail reported. But the controversial post has since disappeared from Weibo, the Twitter-like platform popular in China.
In a U-turn, the medical worker on Thursday denied having criticised the vaccine after his remarks were reported outside mainland China. He denounced foreign media outlets for 'twisting' and 'exploiting' his words.
A screenshot of the doctor’s post shows that he had mentioned that none of the vaccines in the world 'had more side effects' than the two-dose COVID-19 regimen from Sinopharm and described its potential adverse impact as “unprecedented”....
Chinese Doctor Says Sinopharm Covid Vaccine ‘Most Unsafe in World’ with 73 Side Effects, Then Backtracks
A Chinese vaccine expert has caused controversy by saying that the Covid-19 vaccine that has been rolled out in the country is “the most unsafe in the world” and has as many 73 side-effects.
Dr Tao Lina from Shanghai announced the shortcomings of the jab developed by Beijing's state-run drugmaker Sinopharm to his 48 lakh social media followers on Tuesday, Daily Mail reported. But the controversial post has since disappeared from Weibo, the Twitter-like platform popular in China.
In a U-turn, the medical worker on Thursday denied having criticised the vaccine after his remarks were reported outside mainland China. He denounced foreign media outlets for 'twisting' and 'exploiting' his words.
A screenshot of the doctor’s post shows that he had mentioned that none of the vaccines in the world 'had more side effects' than the two-dose COVID-19 regimen from Sinopharm and described its potential adverse impact as “unprecedented”....