The Council on Foreign Relations blog posted on 6 January 2021 an analysis titled "Vaccine Diplomacy: China and Sino Pharm in Africa" by Neil Edwards, Open Source African media analyst at Novetta.
China's vaccine diplomacy in Africa is a high risk, high reward venture. If Sino Pharm's vaccine restores a sense of normalcy across Africa, China will be praised. However, if the vaccine proves ineffective or creates unforeseen health effects, China's image could be damaged.
