China "Will Provide 10 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to COVAX"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the 3rd, China announced that it will provide 10 million doses (single-dose vaccinations) of COVID-19 vaccines to the international joint procurement and distribution project 'COVAX facility.'

Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated at a regular briefing that "at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO), China has decided to provide vaccines, which will mainly be used in developing countries."

He added, "This is another important measure by China to promote the fair distribution of vaccines, cooperate in international epidemic prevention, and realize a global community of health for humanity."

He also mentioned that the WHO has already begun reviewing the emergency use authorization of Chinese vaccines, and Chinese companies are actively cooperating, expressing hope that the WHO will complete this process as soon as possible.

Spokesperson Wang said, "We hope that capable countries in the international community will actively support the work of COVAX and the WHO so that developing countries can receive vaccine supplies and contribute to the international community's swift overcoming of the COVID-19 pandemic."

COVAX plans to start providing vaccines to low-income and middle-income countries this month and deliver approximately 2 billion doses of vaccines this year.

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