TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – World’s Top 3 News on Friday, December 24, 2021, including the results of a study in Hong Kong that said the Sinovac vaccine was ineffective against the Omicron variant.
Other news concerns President Putin’s statement that the boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympics is ineffective and that Saudi Arabia is building ballistic missiles with help from China.
1. Study: Full dose of Sinovac Vaccine Plus Booster ineffective against Omicron
A study conducted in Hong Kong indicated that injections of vaccines Sinovac ineffective against the Omicron variant. The injection consists of two doses of Sinovac vaccine and a booster.
In their analysis, they found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was more effective against the Omicron variant. The researchers compared it to the three-time administration of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
Pfizer (PFE.N) and its German partner, BioNTech, said three injections of the Covid-19 vaccine were able to neutralize the new Omicron variant in lab tests. The latest study was conducted by researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This research was funded by the Health and Medical Research Fund and the Hong Kong government.
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2. Vladimir Putin: Boycotting the Winter Olympics was a mistake
Russian president Vladimir Poutine calling the boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics by the United States and its allies an error motivated by a desire to stifle China’s development.
According to Putin, Washington will not be able to contain the development of China as a global competitor by attracting politics to sport.
Canada and Britain have already said they will follow the lead of the United States in boycotting the Winter Olympics. This decision was criticized by Beijing for being a betrayal of Olympic principles.
3. Saudi Arabia reportedly built national ballistic missiles with help from China
U.S. intelligence has discovered that Saudi Arabia is currently building domestic ballistic missiles with China, CNN report on Thursday, December 23, 2021.
The move will affect Jode Biden’s strategic policy in the Middle East as the United States seeks to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Saudi Arabia bought ballistic missiles from China a long time ago, but it can now build ballistic missiles in its country, according to intelligence sources.
Satellite imagery shows Saudi Arabia building its ballistic missiles at one of the locations, in this satellite image taken by Planet, a commercial satellite imagery company. The image, taken between October 26 and November 9, shows activity at a missile installation near Dawadmi, according to researchers at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
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