China News Service, Beijing, July 15 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) In response to the serious waste of vaccines caused by the large accumulation of new crown vaccines in the United States, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the 15th that this selfish act of the United States is greatly Depriving developing countries of fair access to vaccines is not the responsibility of responsible countries.

　　The "Washington Post" of the United States recently published a commentary article criticizing the large number of new crown vaccines in the United States, which has led to serious vaccine waste.

The article pointed out that the biggest failure in the current US response to the epidemic is that it only pays attention to the domestic epidemic and neglects the threat of the virus abroad.

The report mentioned that in order to achieve the previously set impossible goal of giving 70% of American adults at least one dose of vaccine before July 4, the United States has accumulated a large amount of excess vaccines. Millions of vaccines are about to expire and will eventually be Throw it in the trash can.

And this vaccine waste is expected to continue into the fall.

In addition, although there is no evidence that the people need to increase the injection dose, the United States has purchased about 200 million doses of Modena vaccine, hoarding ashes in the country.

　　A reporter asked questions on the matter that day.

"'Zhumen's wine and meat are smelly, and roads have frozen bones.' This selfish practice of hoarding vaccines in the United States, even the US media can't stand it." Zhao Lijian responded to the inquiry and said that UN Secretary-General Guterres recently stated that it will be realized. Global herd immunization and ending the new crown epidemic requires 11 billion doses of vaccines for 70% of people in the world to vaccinate.

He also warned that the international community’s chances of obtaining the new crown vaccine are "unequal."

　　"Indeed, the international community has seen that such selfish actions by the United States have greatly deprived developing countries of fair access to vaccines and are not the work of responsible countries." Zhao Lijian said.

　　He further pointed out that under the background that the current new crown pneumonia epidemic is still spreading globally, especially the mutated virus poses greater challenges to the global epidemic prevention and control, the US's hoarding and wasting of valuable vaccines is tantamount to stifling the fragility of developing countries. The lifeline of anti-epidemic.

Every vaccine that the U.S. hoards and wastes could have saved a life. As those surplus vaccines are thrown into the trash can by the U.S., it is not just a string of numbers, but also conscience and international responsibility.

　　Zhao Lijian pointed out that China has always believed that vaccines are a global public product and should be committed to making vaccines accessible and affordable in developing countries.

We are willing to continue to provide vaccines to the outside world to the best of our ability, work with all parties to build a human health community, and make greater contributions to the global fight against the epidemic.

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