Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Practice has proved that Chinese vaccines are safe and effective

　　China News Service, Beijing, January 13 (Reporter Xing Chong) In response to recent Western media comparing the effects of Chinese-made vaccines with those of foreign vaccines such as Pfizer, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded at a regular press conference on the 13th.

　　Wang Wenbin: Regarding the vaccine issue, the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism's press conference has responded many times recently. You can check it out.

What I want to point out is that China is the only country in the world that has COVID-19 vaccine products with multiple technical routes at the same time, providing a variety of options for the people's basic immunity and booster immunity.

At present, China has 13 new crown vaccines approved for use, covering 4 technical routes, and the overall supply of vaccines and medical supplies is sufficient to meet the needs of "everything that needs to be received".

　　The relevant person in charge of the World Health Organization recently stated that China's vaccination rate is very high. Whether it is an inactivated vaccine, a viral vector vaccine or an mRNA vaccine, the protection against severe illness and death is equivalent.

Relevant studies have also shown that for people aged 60 and over, the protective effect of 3 doses of inactivated vaccine on severe illness and death is basically the same as that of 3 doses of Pfizer mRNA vaccine.

China's whole-virus inactivated vaccine can stimulate better cellular immunity and immune memory, and plays a key role in preventing morbidity, severe disease and death.

China always puts the safety of vaccines in the first place. The safety of Chinese vaccines is good, and the overall reporting rate of adverse reactions is low.

　　At present, China's full vaccination rate has reached 92.9%, and the vaccination coverage rate for people over 60 years old has exceeded 90%. We have supplied more than 2.2 billion doses of new crown vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organizations.

Practice has proved that Chinese vaccines are safe and effective.

We are willing to continue to strengthen communication and cooperation with the international community to better respond to the challenges of the epidemic and better protect people's lives and health.

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