Italy Rejects Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines as China Admits They’re Less Effective Against Delta Variant

Residents receive vaccines against COVID-19 at a makeshift vaccination site in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, on June 21, 2021. Cnsphoto via Reuters

Italy has joined a growing list of countries casting doubt on Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told reporters at the end of a European Union summit on June 22: “The Chinese vaccine ... has shown itself not to be adequate. You can see that from Chile’s experience of tackling the epidemic.”