Zimbabwe among 13 countries to receive COVID-19 vaccine aid: China
China says Zimbabwe is among the 13 countries that will receive COVID-19 vaccine aid. The Chinese embassy in Harare confirms this. The embassy also assures that the vaccine will be delivered very soon so that the inoculation process also commences very soon.
The statement released by the Chinese embassy, Wang Wenbin (Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China) says,
” China has been acting through concrete actions on President Xi Jinping’s solemn commitment of making COVID-19 vaccines., developed and deployed in China, a global public good, thus contributing to greater accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries. That’s what we have been saying and what we have been doing.”
Zimbabwe among 13 countries to receive COVID-19 vaccine aid: China
“First apart from Pakistan, China is also providing vaccine aid to Brunei, Nepal, the Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Palestine, Belarus, Sierra Leon, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea, altogether 13 developing countries. Going forward , we will also assist another 38ndeveloping countries with vaccines. We also take an active part in the WHO-led COVAX and provide vaccines through this platform to developing countries.”
Second, China supports Chinese companies in conducting joint vaccine R&D and production with foreign partners. Vaccines made by Sinopharm and Sinovac have been exported to countries including the UAE, Morocco, Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil and Chile where clinical studies have been conducted out.”
“Third, China supports relevant companies in exporting vaccines to countries in urgent need that have approved Chinese vaccines and authorized their emergency use. For instance, Serbia has started vaccination with recently imported China-made vaccines. More and more countries are approving the use of Chinese vaccines.”
“The whole world needs to pull together in order to defeat the pandemic. China will continue to provide in a timely manner, to the best of its capability, vaccines to relevant countries, especially the developing countries, and contribute its share to building a community of health for all mankind. We also hope the international community will work together to promote the equitable allocation and use of vaccines globally to make sure developing countries have access to and can afford them.”
This statement comes after the finance Minister of Zimbabwe boastfully announced that the country can afford the vaccines since PPE and test kits costs more than the vaccines. After that a donation of PPE and test kits from the United Nations agencies was also publicized.
Zimbabwe among 13 countries to receive COVID-19 vaccine aid: China