The DPP authorities declared that "the vaccine has been obtained", Taiwan media: everything is just bragging

  [Global Times reporter Zhang Tianxing] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, and all parties have invested in vaccine research and development.

The DPP authorities, who have always wanted to get the vaccine, have reported "good news", claiming that 15 million doses have been obtained.

However, "Minister of Health and Welfare" Chen Shizhong is reluctant to talk about when these vaccines can actually enter Taiwan, which also makes public opinion on the island full of doubts.

  According to Taiwan’s "United Daily News" report on the 26th, Chen Shizhong excitedly announced "a good news" on the 25th. For the first time, Taiwan has successfully signed contracts and paid deposits through direct negotiations with pharmaceutical companies, and confirmed that it will obtain 10 million doses of new crown vaccine. With regard to the number of vaccines signed on the COVAX platform of the World Health Organization, Taiwan has confirmed that it has 15 million doses of vaccine, "calculated with two doses per person, which can be used for 7.5 million people."

Chen Shizhong said that based on the negotiation needs, Taiwan had to keep the vaccine progress secret, so that some people misunderstood, but "we will not obtain less than other countries." The 10 million doses of new crown vaccine are mentioned on November 20 "in pocket "Vaccine in China" was signed at that time, but the two parties still made the final confirmation of the contract, and only announced the news after paying the deposit.

As for when the more than 10 million doses of vaccine will be vaccinated in Taiwan, Chen Shizhong only said that "no one knows." If a manufacturer today promises to fight in January next year, we will set off firecrackers.

  Taiwan’s "Economic Daily" said on the 26th that there are currently 4 vaccines that best meet Taiwan’s procurement needs in the world, including vaccines jointly developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, BNT vaccines in Germany, vaccines developed by Moderna in the United States, and French companies. Sanofi’s vaccines, including BNT, AstraZeneca and Sanofi, have joined the COVAX platform. If Taiwan wants to purchase Moderna’s vaccines, it must contact the company directly.

"China Times" also stated that the vaccine factory Chen Shizhong negotiated is probably Moderna.

  The DPP authorities had previously hoped to obtain vaccines from the United States.

In August, Taiwan and the United States signed a memorandum of medical cooperation, but when talking about the new crown pneumonia vaccine, the US Secretary of Health Aza who visited Taiwan bluntly stated that "after the vaccine is released, it will give priority to meeting the needs of the United States and then provide it to the international community."

Later, Taiwan wanted to obtain AstraZeneca's authorization to produce in Taiwan. Later, it was worried that the pharmaceutical factory would place too much order, which would squeeze out Taiwan's normal pharmaceutical production, so it gave up.

A few days ago, the DPP authorities boasted that Taiwan’s Toyo Company could obtain up to 30 million doses of German BNT’s new crown pneumonia vaccine next year. This matter broke on November 3.

Former “Director of the Disease Management Bureau” Su Yiren bluntly said that Taiwan’s negotiations with BNT broke the possibility of obtaining a new crown vaccine in the first quarter of next year. It can only hope to obtain a new crown vaccine from COVAX. However, according to the vaccine mass production schedule, it may be 6 next year. Taiwan will only be able to get it this month. By then, Europe and the United States have already played a round.

  In the past few days, doubts have continued on the island.

Liu Peibai, the former director of the Animal Health Laboratory of Taiwan Province, wrote an article on the 26th that Chen Shizhong was eager to explain to the public before he announced the so-called good news.

Lianhe News.cn said on the 26th that the "Ministry of Health and Welfare" has made an offer-like speech in the past few days, as if the prospects are bright. "But the Ministry of Health and Welfare kept everything secret about how and when it was obtained. Speak clearly or not?" After carefully disassembling Chen Shizhong's speech, we know that these so-called "sures" are empty talk.

None of these speeches dared to bet on the exact time, and judging from the progress of vaccine research and development, there is no problem of "not getting" at all. The key is that all parties hope to play first and resume economic activities as soon as possible.

The article believes that compared with other regions that always announce the progress of vaccine procurement in the first time, Chen Shizhong's always using "secrecy" as an unannounced reason is absurd and weird, and no one knows whether there is an unknown black box in the middle.

A recent survey conducted by Bloomberg News in the United States showed that Taiwan’s performance in "acquiring vaccine agreements" in various economies is zero, which is tantamount to a severe slap in the face of Chen Shizhong.

"Chen Shizhong’s magic pocket," the China Times commented on the 26th. It is impossible to say what pharmaceutical company these vaccines are, and the number is uncertain, but Chen Shizhong seems to be able to administer the vaccine to the people immediately. His pocket is even more magical and magical than Doraemon's "four-dimensional pocket"."

Ever since the cooperation between Toyo and BNT of Germany broke, Chen Shizhong has suddenly jumped onto the vaccine stage and has released the benefits of vaccines from time to time.

For example, he said that "there is already a vaccine in my pocket, I just didn't pay the deposit", but it became a joke immediately. Many netizens Solitaire "I have booked a Rolls Royce, so I only have to pay the deposit" and "I have asked for it." To marry Miss World, she just nodded and agreed." "New crown vaccines are being rushed around the world. Even if you pay a deposit, you may not get it quickly. Besides, Taiwan has not even paid the deposit. Chen Shizhong is completely nonsense. ".

Recently, Chen Shizhong changed his words again, saying that he had paid a part of the deposit, and his goal was to obtain 10 million doses of vaccines, but he refused to disclose the relevant details. "However, the goal in his words is to have at least in his hands, etc. Wait, it sounds really unreliable."

At the end of the article, there are only a few pharmaceutical companies that can negotiate sales with buyers in the world. Why should Chen Shizhong pretend to be mysterious and can't tell why he came, "To put it bluntly, he is not sure at all. Everything is just bragging. That's it".