"When our country needed it most, China quickly and safely provided us with 31 million doses of vaccines to fight the epidemic. This fight against the epidemic has taught us that no matter how far the geographical distance is, the friendship between Afghanistan and China will endure." A few days ago , At a press conference held by China National Pharmaceutical Group, Argentine President Fernandez sent a letter to thank China for its support in Argentina's fight against the epidemic.

  So far, China has 3 new crown vaccines included in the emergency use list by the World Health Organization, and more than 100 countries have approved the use of vaccines produced in China, many of which use Chinese vaccines as the only vaccines for young children.

China's new crown vaccine continues to make positive contributions to the global fight against the epidemic, helping to eliminate the "immunity gap".

  Mutual cooperation and sharing of scientific and technological achievements

  According to reports, up to now, Sinopharm's new crown vaccine has been approved for emergency use or market access in 119 countries, regions and international organizations around the world, and more than 50 heads of state and government have taken the lead in vaccination.

  Serbian Prime Minister Brnabic said that Serbia was the first European country to purchase, approve and receive Sinopharm's vaccine.

In September last year, with the help of China and the United Arab Emirates, the groundbreaking ceremony for the first Chinese vaccine factory in Europe was held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

The vaccine factory project is a new model of cross-border health cooperation and joint fight against the epidemic.

The anti-epidemic cooperation is another proof of the profound traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Serbia and China.

  At the press conference of Sinopharm Group, many ambassadors to China expressed their gratitude for China's assistance to the new crown vaccine.

  Mohammad Badri, Egyptian Ambassador to China, said that Egypt is the first country on the African continent to receive the Sinopharm vaccine, and it is also the first country to conduct Phase III clinical trials of the Sinopharm vaccine.

At present, Egypt and China are carrying out cooperation in the production of new crown vaccines.

  Pakistan is the first recipient country of the Chinese government's foreign vaccine assistance, and the Pakistani government has also purchased several batches of vaccines from China.

Thanks to this, the vaccination rate of the new crown in Brazil has continued to increase.

Moin Haq, Pakistani ambassador to China, said that China has shared scientific and technological achievements with many countries including Pakistan, and Pakistan and China can always help each other in the face of difficulties.

  During the epidemic prevention and control period, China's Sinopharm vaccines arrived in Peru.

According to the plan of the Peruvian Ministry of Health, the vaccine was distributed to more than 10 hospitals and medical institutions in Lima and Callao, and the front-line medical staff in the fight against the epidemic became the first to be vaccinated.

Peruvian Ambassador to China Luis Quesada said that the Chinese vaccine has played an important role in protecting Peruvian medical staff, firefighters and other special groups, and the Peruvian people are very grateful.

The cooperation between Peru and China on vaccines has injected new impetus and added new content into the good relations between the two countries.

  The UAE is the first country in the world to approve the registration and listing of Sinopharm vaccines.

Ali al-Zahiri, UAE Ambassador to China, said that UAE and China have actively carried out cooperation in vaccine and drug R&D and production, and have achieved a number of "world firsts".

Afghanistan and China are committed to improving people's health and social well-being, which is the best testimony of the strong and continuously deepening Afghanistan-China comprehensive strategic partnership, and also demonstrates the sincere desire of Afghanistan and China to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

  Unite to fight the epidemic and promote development and stability

  During the severe anti-epidemic period in Mongolia, China first assisted Mongolia with vaccines free of charge, providing strong support for the vaccination of key population groups in Mongolia.

Since then, China has supplied the Chinese vaccine purchased by Mongolia in a short period of time to help Mongolia fight the epidemic and recover its economy.

Mongolian President Khurilsukh said that Mongolia highly appreciates China's epidemic prevention policy, which not only effectively protects the health and well-being of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, but also makes important contributions to the global fight against the epidemic.

I sincerely thank China for overcoming its own difficulties and providing Mongolia with multiple batches of vaccines and anti-epidemic materials.

  China has provided multiple batches of vaccine assistance to Tajikistan.

President Rahmon of Tajikistan expressed his gratitude to China for assisting Tajikistan with a new batch of vaccines and always extending a helping hand when Tajikistan needs it.

  After the outbreak in Chile, multiple batches of COVID-19 vaccines provided by China have played a positive role in mass vaccination in Chile and early control of the spread of the epidemic.

Chilean Foreign Minister Urejola spoke highly of China's assistance in providing vaccines to Chile, helping Chile to speed up the localized production of vaccines.

  In mid-July, the fourth batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese government in Tanzania arrived in Dar es Salaam.

Mtayoba, director of the Department of Preventive Health Services at the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government for its concern for the health of the Tanzanian people. The Chinese vaccine protects more Tanzanians from the novel coronavirus.

  ASEAN is the focus of China's anti-epidemic cooperation. So far, China has provided more than 600 million doses of vaccines to ASEAN countries.

On June 30, China once again provided 2 million doses of vaccine assistance to Myanmar through ASEAN.

Dai Kai Win, Minister of Health of Myanmar, expressed his belief that the friendly cooperation between Myanmar and China will help Myanmar prevent and control the epidemic and promote the development of health, economic and social undertakings.

  The handover ceremony of the seventh batch of COVID-19 vaccines aided by the Chinese government to Ethiopia was recently held at the Ethiopian Ministry of Health.

Ethiopian Health Minister Leah Tadesai, who attended the handover ceremony, said that the vaccines assisted by China will help Ethiopia fight the epidemic and recover its economy.

Ethiopia is actively organizing national vaccinations, and will work with China to fight the epidemic in solidarity, restore prosperity and development as soon as possible, and push for new progress in the relations between Ethiopia and China.

  A new batch of new crown vaccines aided by China has arrived in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

At the handover ceremony, Ecuador's Vice President Borrero said on behalf of President Lasso that since the outbreak of the epidemic, Chinese vaccine companies have exported a large number of vaccines to Ecuador, and the Chinese government has also provided valuable support to Ecuador.

At present, the vaccines provided by China account for about 53% of the total vaccines received by Ecuador, which has laid a solid foundation for Ecuador's anti-epidemic prevention and economic recovery, which Ecuador will bear in mind.

  Local production to improve self-sufficiency

  While carrying out vaccine assistance, cooperation between China and relevant countries in the field of vaccine production is also advancing.

  Hilton Klein, CEO of Lumolox Group, a local partner of Sinovac in South Africa, said that the vaccine cooperation between South Africa and China under the framework of the BRICS cooperation mechanism can not only bring health and well-being to African people, but also It also helps Africa to create jobs and develop its economy, and finally make the "African vaccine made in Africa" ​​a reality.

  Not long ago, Beijing Kexing Zhongwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Cambodian Pharmaceutical Factory signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Filling of Novel Coronavirus Inactivated Vaccines" through video.

Cambodian Minister of Health Man Benheng said that this will allow Cambodia to fill the vaccine according to China's standards and the World Health Organization's emergency use list to meet the needs of Cambodian people and foreigners living in Cambodia.

  China CanSino Corporation, Malaysia's National Institute of Biotechnology and Malaysia's SolBio recently signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding on vaccine research and development cooperation.

On July 6, the Ministry of Health of Malaysia announced that the CanSino vaccine will be the second round of booster vaccine candidates, and the vaccination groups are local high-risk people aged 18 to 59 and front-line medical staff.

  It is reported that Sinopharm Group has made every effort to promote localized production in the United Arab Emirates, Serbia, Morocco, Myanmar and other countries, and cultivate local talents in production, quality engineering construction and biosafety.

The Sino-Myanmar joint co-production plant for COVID-19 vaccine filling is the first COVID-19 vaccine plant officially put into production by Sinopharm Group in Southeast Asia. Control and pharmaceutical industry level.

  China's foreign vaccine assistance has been widely praised by international people.

Luis Del Garro, director of academic research at the Center for Advanced Research on the Development of Venezuelan Emerging Economies, said that most of the COVID-19 vaccines and anti-epidemic materials in Venezuela come from China, which has increased the overall vaccination rate in Venezuela. , restore social order, and achieve economic growth provides an important guarantee.

  Eduardo Regalado, a researcher at the Cuban Center for International Political Studies, said that China's vaccine has provided important support for the world, especially the vast number of developing countries.

China has contributed to strengthening global public health governance with practical actions.

  Our reporter Qu Song Yan Huan Mo Kailiang Li Bingxin