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China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance
Source: Associated Press
China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance
By HUIZHONG WU
October 8, 2020
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX.
The country signed an agreement with Gavi, the co-leader of the alliance, on Thursday, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Initially, China did not agree to join the alliance, missing the deadline to join in September.
“We are taking this concrete step to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines, especially to developing countries, and hope more capable countries will also join and support COVAX,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement.
The terms of the agreement and how China will contribute are not yet clear. The country’s leader Xi Jinping previously said that China would make the vaccine a global public good.
The World Health Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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By HUIZHONG WU
October 8, 2020
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX.
The country signed an agreement with Gavi, the co-leader of the alliance, on Thursday, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Initially, China did not agree to join the alliance, missing the deadline to join in September.
“We are taking this concrete step to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines, especially to developing countries, and hope more capable countries will also join and support COVAX,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement.
The terms of the agreement and how China will contribute are not yet clear. The country’s leader Xi Jinping previously said that China would make the vaccine a global public good.
The World Health Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-xi-jinping-taiwan-china-archive-aae1708207d3510a434d35aec994d4d1
