(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) China: The international community should form a joint force instead of competing with each other on the vaccine issue

  China News Agency, Beijing, February 5 (Reporter Zhang Weiran) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on the 5th that China’s vaccine development and production are among the best in the world, but China has never “marketed” vaccines. Society should unite and form a joint force on the vaccine issue, rather than competing with each other.

  A reporter asked, French President Macron said that China's vaccine-related information is lacking. If the Chinese vaccine is ineffective, it will accelerate the virus mutation.

No clinical data of any Chinese vaccines have been shared.

How does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs comment on this?

  In this regard, Wang Wenbin said that the Chinese government always puts the safety and effectiveness of the new crown vaccine in the first place. Chinese vaccine research and development companies have always strictly followed scientific laws and regulatory requirements, promoted vaccine research and development in accordance with laws and regulations, and actively carried out international cooperation.

  He introduced that the current phase III clinical trials of many Chinese vaccines overseas are progressing smoothly. Judging from the data released so far in the phase III clinical trials of Chinese vaccines, the Chinese vaccine is effective and safe.

At the end of last year, the State Food and Drug Administration of China also formally approved the listing application of the new crown inactivated vaccine produced by Sinopharm Sinopharm.

At present, many countries such as the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Brazil and other countries have approved the use of Chinese vaccines, which have fully verified the safety and effectiveness of Chinese vaccines.

  "I also want to point out that China's vaccine research and development and production are at the forefront of the world, but China has never'selled' vaccines. The international community should unite and form a joint force on the vaccine issue, rather than compete with each other." Wang Wenbin said.

  He emphasized that we hope that all countries with the conditions will act as soon as possible, and work together to make vaccines a global public product, promote the fair distribution and use of vaccines around the world, and strive to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible.

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