China confident in domestic vaccine rollout after reports of EU assistance offer

Record ID: 1705098

  • Title: China confident in domestic vaccine rollout after reports of EU assistance offer
  • Date: 3rd January 2023
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JANUARY 3, 2022) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON MAO NING ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, MAO NING, SAYING: "Since entering a new stage of epidemic prevention and control, China has continuously improved its vaccination rate, enhanced its treatment capacity, expanded its production capacity of medical resources with sufficient supplies. The world's largest COVID-19 vaccination production line has been built, with an annual production capacity of more than seven billion doses, and the total production capacity has exceeded 5.5 billion doses. China's epidemic prevention and control situation is accurate and controllable. We are willing to continue to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with the international community to better cope with the challenges of the epidemic and better protect people's lives and health." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 17th January 2023 09:21
  • Keywords: COVID-19 China European Union assistance cases infections vaccine
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001005503012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday (January 3) that its handling of rising COVID-19 infections in the country is under control in response to a Financial Times report that the European Union offered free COVID vaccines to China to help contain the outbreak.
    “The world's largest COVID-19 vaccination production line has been built, with an annual production capacity of more than seven billion doses, and the total production capacity has exceeded 5.5 billion doses,” said spokesperson Mao Ning, adding that the outbreak is “controllable”.
    EU government officials are expected to hold talks on Wednesday (January 4) on a coordinated response to China's outbreak.
    China’s abrupt U-turn on COVID controls on December 7 as well as the accuracy of its case and mortality data, have come under increasing scrutiny at home and overseas and prompted some countries to impose travel curbs.
    (Production: Wang Shubing, Josh D. Arslan, Lion Schellerer)
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