Chinese CDC chief refutes interpretation of ‘low protection rate of Chinese vaccines, ’ says it confuses scientific proposal to improve efficacy

Gao Fu, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. -Photo: China.org.cn

BEIJING, April 12, Global Times: The Director of the Chinese Center of Disease Control (China CDC) on Sunday refuted claims by some media outlets and overseas social media platform users that the director "admitted" Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have a low protection rate, saying that "it was a complete misunderstanding."

In an exclusive interview with the Global Times, Gao Fu, head of the China CDC, said as scientists around the world are discussing vaccine efficacy, he offered a scientific vision: that to improve the efficacy, adjustment of vaccination procedures and sequential inoculation of different types of vaccines might be options.