Prognosis
China May Support Global Vaccine Program That Trump Has Shunned
- Xi promised in May to make Chinese vaccine available globally
- Beijing is yet to confirm that it will definitely join
Researchers work in a lab in Liaoning province on June 10.
Photographer: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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China hinted on Wednesday it may participate in the same World Health Organization-led global vaccine program that U.S. President Donald Trump said America wants no part of.
The Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility, or Covax, is designed to ensure all countries have equal opportunity to access appropriate, safe and effective vaccines, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a briefing Wednesday in Beijing. “China’s purpose is highly consistent with Covax’s aim,” she said.