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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The international community must jointly oppose “vaccine nationalism” -Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 28 (Reporters Wu Yue and Wang Bin) Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on December 28 that the international community should establish a concept of winning. win and give up zero sum thinking. We must jointly oppose actions of harming others, self-interest, hoarding and arbitrary monopolization, especially against “vaccine nationalism.”
Answering questions about the reliability of China’s vaccine, Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese government attaches great importance to the safety and effectiveness of the new crown vaccine. Chinese vaccine research and development companies strictly follow scientific laws and regulatory requirements to promote vaccine research and development in accordance with laws and regulations, and strictly follow international standards and relevant laws and regulations to carry out carry out international cooperation. Many vaccines in China are undergoing phase III clinical trials in many countries, and progress is proceeding smoothly. China has approved the emergency use of vaccines in the country and there have been no serious adverse reactions so far. Data from clinical trials to date preliminarily show that the new Chinese corona vaccine has good safety and efficacy.
“As far as I know, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and other countries approved the registration of inactivated vaccines from China Sinopharm and proposed to buy Chinese vaccines. Furthermore, relevant licensed studies have shown that inactivated vaccines developed in China can better rely on it. existing cold chain system. Storage and transportation will not increase additional transportation costs and popularity will be higher, “said Zhao Lijian.
He said that China has always been firmly committed that once China’s new crown vaccine is completed and put into use, it will be used as a global public product and supplied to the world at a fair and reasonable price, as which will contribute to the realization of the availability and affordability of the vaccine in developing countries. . We will also actively consider providing vaccines to developing countries in various forms, including donations and free assistance.
“With regard to international vaccine cooperation, the international community should establish a concept of mutual benefit, abandon zero-sum thinking and jointly oppose practices that harm others, self-interest, hoarding, and arbitrary monopolies, especially against ‘vaccine nationalism’ “. Zhao Lijian said that China is willing to cooperate with other countries. Promote the advent of safer and more effective vaccines and make joint efforts to achieve the accessibility and affordability of vaccines.