On the Oct 9, Hua Chunying, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, answered reporters' questions upon China's participation in the COVAX.
China Joins COVAX, To Offer Developing Countries Vaccines First
On the 9th, Hua Chunying, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, answered reporters' questions upon China's participation in the COVAX.
Question: China has officially joined the COVAX. What opinions do China have on this issue?
Answer: On October 8, China and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, signed an agreement, officially joining COVAX.
This is an important step China has taken to uphold the concept of a shared community of health for all and to honor its commitment to turn COVID-19 vaccines into a global public good.
Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic still poses a severe threat to the safety and health of people in all countries.
China continues to focus on ensuring that developing countries have equal access to appropriate, safe and effective vaccines. To that end,we have solemnly pledged to make vaccines developed and deployed by China a global public good, which will be provided to developing countries as a priority.
Therefore, China has maintained close communication with COVAX with a positive attitude towards joining it. Even when China is leading the world with several vaccines in advanced stages of R&D and with ample production capacity, it still decided to join COVAX. We are taking this concrete step to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines, especially to developing countries,andhope more capable countries will also join and support COVAX. China will also strengthen vaccine cooperation with relevant countries through the COVAX network.
China will continue to work together with COVAX partners and contribute its share to the global fight against the pandemic to safeguard all human beings' safety and health.
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