Duterte: The Philippines will give priority to buying Sino-Russian new crown pneumonia vaccine

　　Duterte: Priority purchase of Chinese and Russian vaccines, Western countries only care about money

　　[Global Times Comprehensive Report] On the evening of the 14th local time, Philippine President Duterte stated in a televised speech that he would give priority to the purchase of Chinese and Russian vaccines.

On the same day, senior Canadian officials also stated that they would not rule out the possibility of purchasing new crown vaccines from China and its companies.

According to the latest news, US President Trump said on the 15th that the United States will develop a new crown pneumonia vaccine within a few weeks.

Data map: Philippine President Duterte.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Guan Xiangdong

　　According to a report in the Philippine Manila Bulletin on the 15th, Duterte said in a televised speech on the evening of the 14th: "If the new crown vaccines in China and Russia are as good as other vaccines on the market, we will give priority to them." He said The Philippines is going through a difficult time and has not yet seen the light. "The countries that provide us with help and say,'Don't worry, we will give you the vaccine when we develop it', are Russia and China." Duterte also specifically mentioned The difference between China and other countries is that China does not require deposits or advance payments for vaccines.

He said: "The attraction of China is that you don't need to beg or beg them. The problem with Western countries is that they only care about money." Currently, the Philippine government has negotiated with a number of potential COVID-19 vaccine suppliers, except for Russia. China and China, including US pharmaceutical companies.

　　According to a report in the Canadian "Political News" on the 14th, Anand, the Minister of Public Services and Government Procurement of Canada, who is responsible for purchasing the new crown vaccine, was asked at a press conference that day whether the Canadian government would continue to seek to purchase vaccines from China.

She responded, "We are currently negotiating with a number of companies, but mainly based on the recommendations of the vaccine working group. I will not decide who or not to negotiate with. The working group is working hard, and I will follow them and the Ministry of Health. "Political Electronics News" explained that Anand's words showed that after the termination of cooperation with the Chinese company Cansino Bio, Canada did not rule out the possibility of purchasing vaccines from China and Chinese companies.

(Wang Yi)