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China has decided to provide 10 million
COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX to meet the urgent needs of developing
countries, at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO), a
Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. "This
is another important measure taken by China to promote the equitable
distribution of vaccines, advance international cooperation in fighting
the pandemic, and uphold the concept of a global community of health for
all," spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily press briefing. Noting
that the WHO has begun to review the emergency use authorization of
China's vaccine, Wang pledged the continued cooperation of Chinese
enterprises and expressed hope that the WHO would complete this work as
soon as possible. "We hope that
capable countries in the international community can play an active role
and take concrete actions to support COVAX as well as the WHO's work,
so as to help developing countries receive vaccines in time and
contribute to the global defeat of the pandemic at an early date," he
said. China has officially joined
COVAX and maintained close communication with the WHO, Wang said, vowing
to make joint efforts to turn COVID-19 vaccines into global public
goods and promote the accessibility and affordability of vaccines in
developing countries. China signed an agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, officially joining COVAX on Oct. 8, 2020.
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