China provides vaccine assistance to 53 countries. South Korea and Japan are anxious: when can their country be hit?

China provides vaccine assistance to 53 countries. South Korea and Japan are anxious: When will the country get the vaccine?

　　[Global Times Special Correspondent in Peru Meng Kexin Global Times reporter Xing Xiaojing Zhang Jing] At about 8 pm local time on February 7 (morning on the 8th, Beijing time), the first batch of 300,000 doses of Chinese national medicine vaccines arrived in Lima, the capital of Peru. Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti and some ministerial officials met at the airport.

Sagasti gave a thumbs up to praise the arrival of the vaccine and thanked China for its support in vaccine procurement and transportation.

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on the 8th, China has provided vaccine assistance to 53 developing countries including Pakistan, and has exported vaccines to 22 countries.

The Chinese vaccine has been recognized by more and more countries, and some countries that have been holding a wait-and-see attitude towards Chinese vaccines have rethought.

The front page of South Korea's "Joongang Daily" reported on the 8th that the global competition for vaccine resources has attracted attention from China and Russia.

In Japan, where no vaccine has arrived, two Japanese medical experts said in an interview with the Global Times reporter on the 8th that Japan’s vaccination was late and regretted that no Chinese vaccine was introduced.

　　China National Medicine Vaccine is the first batch of new coronary pneumonia vaccines obtained in Peru.

This batch of vaccines departed from China, transited in Paris, France, and then transported to Lima by another plane. Many media in Peru focused on the vaccine transportation process and conducted a long-term webcast.

After welcoming the arrival of Chinese vaccines, Peruvian President Sagasti emphasized in his speech on the evening of the 7th that vaccination is the most important and effective measure for the current epidemic prevention and control. Medical staff working in front-line positions such as the intensive care unit will be given priority. vaccine.

After the staff verified that everything was normal, the armed forces escorted the vaccines to the warehouse of the National Health Strategic Resource Supply Center, and then distributed them to vaccination centers across the country.

He also said that another batch of 700,000 doses of Chinese National Medicine vaccine will arrive in Peru within the next week.

He said that this is the beginning of a long-term and arduous task. As more vaccines arrive one after another, vaccination work will continue.

　　The Peruvian Presidential Palace announced the day before that President Sagasti will become the country's first citizen to receive the new crown pneumonia vaccine, thereby proving the effectiveness of vaccination in curbing the spread of the epidemic.

Sagasti said earlier that China National Pharmaceutical Group's new crown inactivated vaccine is completely safe.

He emphasized that vaccination is not only a personal preventive measure, but also a social responsibility.

The Ministry of Health of Peru announced that the vaccine is expected to be distributed to 13 hospitals in the capital Lima within two days, and will be distributed to other areas on the 10th.

　　Following the delivery of vaccines to Pakistan on February 1, the vaccines provided by China to Cambodia and Laos have arrived in the two countries on the 7th and 8th respectively.

Wang Wenbin said on the 8th that a batch of vaccines provided by China to Equatorial Guinea will be delivered and shipped on the 9th.

The first batch of vaccines exported from China to Peru also arrived on the 8th.

In recent days, China will continue to deliver more vaccines to other countries.

　　"The global competition for vaccine resources, the vaccination speed is not satisfactory, and the Chinese and Russian vaccines are attracting attention"-South Korea's "Joongang Daily" reported on the front page of the 8th that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has spread to more than 200 countries and regions around the world, but currently Only 73 countries have started vaccination work, and two-thirds of the countries have not even seen the shadow of the vaccine.

"As the shortage of vaccines has become increasingly serious, countries have begun to turn their attention to Russia and China vaccines that have not been paid attention to before." According to the report, it is worth noting that the New York Times recently published an article saying that "it is time to trust China and Russia vaccines." Up".

Sinopharm's vaccine has been approved by 11 countries including the UAE and Bahrain, and the vaccine produced by another Chinese pharmaceutical company, China Kexing, has also signed export contracts with 12 countries.

The South Korean government stated that it remains concerned about vaccines produced in Russia and China, but there is currently no plan to introduce them.

　　According to the latest news released by the South Korean government on the 8th, the first 1.5 million doses of the new crown vaccine purchased by the South Korean government from AstraZeneca will arrive in South Korea in the last week of this month.

The Central Daily News reported on the 8th that with the recent shortage of vaccine supply affecting vaccination work, European countries have begun to turn their attention to vaccines produced in China and Russia.

The South Korean government should also pay attention to European trends and make other plans as soon as possible.

　　When will the new crown vaccine arrive?

When will the vaccine be available?

On the 8th, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga failed to give answers to questions of public concern.

According to Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" report on the 8th, at the Budget Committee meeting of the House of Representatives that day, Komeito Member Keigo Sakiya said that many people are concerned about the arrival time of the new crown vaccine and the specific vaccination date. Japan has become a "late-entry country" for vaccines. ", asked Yoshihide Suga to give a specific timetable.

And Yoshihide Suga just repeated the "standard answer" and said, "On the basis of the final confirmation of effectiveness and safety, it is planned to start vaccination in mid-February."

　　In an interview with the Global Times reporter on the 8th, Masahiro Shang, chairman of the Japan Institute of Medical Management, said that Japan's vaccination work is late, and failure to develop vaccines in time and participating in joint research and development abroad are important reasons.

He said that Japan should consider introducing Chinese vaccines, and that one more option means one more option.

For the so-called "face", Japan has not considered Chinese vaccines so far, which has delayed the time for Japanese people to vaccinate.

　　Oishi Kazutoku, director of the Toyama Prefecture Health Research Institute in Japan, blamed three “time-consuming” reasons for the slow vaccination work in Japan.

He told the Global Times reporter on the 8th that the procedures for obtaining drug licenses in Japan, the time-consuming complete vaccination system, and the process of vaccine import are also time-consuming. These are all affected by the Japanese government’s ability to negotiate, political response and other factors. influences.

He believes that because of the political friction between the two countries and the temperature difference between the nationals of the two countries, Japan will not consider introducing Chinese vaccines, which is a pity.