Case spikes should not be blamed on vaccines

Rising infections in countries where Chinese vaccines for Covid-19 are being used cannot be blamed solely on the vaccines, a top official of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said.

DoST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development Executive Director Jaime Montoya made the observation in reaction to an article in The New York Times that cited the experience of Mongolia, which used the BBIBP-CorV vaccine developed by Chinese drug manufacturer Sinopharm (China National Pharmaceutical Group Corp.) for its inoculation program.