China is hitting back at criticism of its vaccines with a dangerous disinformation campaign

With Chinese company Sinovac facing questions over the efficacy of its coronavirus shot, the country's propaganda apparatus is attacking other vaccines, undermining overall confidence in mass inoculations.

But with Chinese medical company Sinovac facing questions over the efficacy of its coronavirus shot, the country's propaganda apparatus has apparently forgotten Xi's comments. Instead, it is choosing to attack other vaccines -- a dangerous gambit that could risk undermining overall confidence in mass vaccinations just as the world desperately needs people to get inoculated. China has been widely praised for its decision to focus on providing vaccines to the developing world, with companies Sinovac and Sinopharm focusing on producing candidates that do not require expensive cold storage, unlike those released by Western drug makers Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna which are being rolled out in the United States.