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Vaccines won't create more contagious variants: expert

Vaccines can effectively suppress the spread of COVID-19, and will not lead to the creation of more contagious variants of the virus, said Shao Yiming, a member of China's COVID-19 vaccines research and development task force.

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HK study confirms mother-to-child transfer of COVID antibodies

Babies born to mothers who have recovered from COVID-19 infection have antibodies against the virus, according to a study of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Friday.

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Sinovac vaccine effective: Chilean study

The CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac is up to 67 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, Chile's Ministry of Health said on Friday.

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Chinese vaccines do not have high efficacy rates?

WHO requires all vaccines to have an efficacy rate of 50 percent or higher. All approved vaccines meet these standards.

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If I have caught COVID-19, do I still need vaccination?

For most infectious diseases, those who have contracted the pathogens will develop a certain degree of immunity against the disease.

Does swimming transmit the COVID-19 virus?

The COVID-19 virus does not transmit through water while swimming. However, the virus spreads between people when someone has close contact with an infected person.

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China's vaccines helping the world

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Traditional Chinese medicine

Larger role seen for traditional medicines

Chinese and foreign politicians and health experts call for concerted efforts to study the clinical outcomes of the use of traditional medicines against the novel coronavirus.

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Technical guideline for the inoculation of COVID-19 vaccines

The National Health Commission has published a guideline on the use of COVID-19 vaccines. Here is some key information from the guideline.

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