China delivers COVID-19 vaccine aid to Belarus

09:35, February 21, 2021

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  China approves clinical trials of 16 COVID-19 vaccines

  China has approved 16 domestically made COVID-19 vaccines for clinical trials, six of which have entered phase 3, according to the latest data from the National Medical Products Administration.Two inactivated COVID-19 vaccines from China have hit the market on a conditional basis: a vaccine from Chi

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  Beijing kicks off massive vaccination drive, estimated to finish in May

  A medical worker inoculates a recipient with the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination site in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, Jan.Beijing has launched a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign after it basically finished the inoculation of key groups around the Spr

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  China delivered COVID-19 vaccines to 7 countries during Spring Festival

  Workers unload COVID-19 vaccines donated by China at Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Feb. 15, 2021. Photo: XinhuaDuring the Spring Festival, China delivered COVID-19 vaccines to seven countries. China has been actively carrying out international cooperation on COVID-19 vaccines to make them truly global public goods, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a press briefing on Thursday.China appreciated the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s global vaccination initiative calling for equitable vaccine distribution, the spokesperson said.China was open to any initiative that helped achieve a fair vaccine distribution, Hua said.“We are willing to maintain communication and coordination with all parties,” she said.Hua said China has been practicing the important announcement of Chinese President Xi Jinping, committing to making vaccines global public goods, and promoting the availability and affordability of vaccines in developing countries.China took the lead in joining the WHO initiative of collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable global access to new COVID-19 essential health technologies and has actively cooperated with more than 10 countries in vaccine research and development, involving more than 100,000 volunteers of more than 100 different nationalities, she noted.At the request of WHO, China has provided 10 million doses of domestic vaccines to meet the urgent needs of developing countries and has provided assistance to 53 developing countries.China supports relevant enterprises in exporting vaccines to countries that are in urgent need, has approved Chinese vaccines and their emergency use, Hua said, adding that China has exported and is exporting vaccines to 22 countries, she said.China has made full use of its advantages in the industrial chain to support and assist other countries in processing and producing vaccine products in China or locally, helping to increase global produc...