A new Brazilian trial of one of China’s COVID-19 vaccines found that the treatment was only effective about 50 percent of the time. The CoronaVac vaccine was developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech company. On Tuesday, researchers said a new late-stage trial in Brazil showed the vaccine was just 50.4 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infections. The Brazilian trial included data on what the researchers called “very mild” COVID-19 cases. Last week, researchers said the vaccine had performed with 78 percent effectiveness against “mild to severe” cases. CoronaVac is one of several vaccines being developed by Chinese companies.

What country conducted a new late-stage trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in China?
Venezuela
Brazil
Portugal
United States
How effective was the Chinese COVID-16 vaccine during the Brazilian trial?
80 percent
50 percent
10 percent
100 percent
CoronaVac is one of several vaccines being developed by Chinese companies.
Multinational cooperatives
Chinese companies
South American doctors
American companies