Cambodian Well being Ministry Secretary of State Ms Or Vandine has clarified that Cambodia has not shunned Chinese language vaccines or another COVID-19 vaccines.
“All Prime Minister Hun Sen said is that Cambodia will procure vaccines which have been approved by the World Health Organisation and has not rejected any vaccines. If you recall, Cambodia has requested for vaccine assistance from Russia and Chinese in the past,” she mentioned.
Some international media had reported that Cambodia has shunned Chinese language vaccines, particularly when the Chinese language Ambassador to Cambodia had posted on his face ebook that China was prepared to help Cambodia with vaccines two weekends in the past.
The Cambodian Ministry of Well being has rejected media experiences that Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly shunned the usage of Chinese language coronavirus vaccines.
Ministry spokeswoman Or Vandine mentioned on Wednesday night {that a} media outlet had falsely quoted a speech made by Hun Sen on Tuesday. With out naming the outlet, she mentioned it had claimed Cambodia wouldn’t purchase Covid-19 vaccines from China.
She mentioned Hun Sen really mentioned Cambodia would solely use vaccines authorised by the World Well being Group. He additionally introduced that the nation would participate within the WHO-led Covax Facility vaccine scheme which grants decrease earnings international locations sufficient vaccines to inoculate 20 per cent of their inhabitants.
Mr Hun Sen had additionally repeated that Cambodia would additionally purchase 1 million vaccines from the Covax scheme to inoculate 500,000 susceptible class, together with safety and entrance liners.
Ms Vandine careworn that Mr Hun Sen’s assertion was clear as Cambodia would solely purchase vaccines authorised by the world well being physique since any vaccine procured underneath the Covax scheme would nonetheless require WHO approval.
She added that the everlasting secretary of state on the Ministry of Economic system and Finance, Vongsey Visoth had already introduced that the federal government will purchase a vaccine that’s recognised by the World Well being Group, no matter whether or not it was via the Covax initiative or through direct buy from pharmaceutical firms and or via bilateral diplomatic channels.
“Thus, there should be no speculations, distortion nor nuances on this,” she mentioned.
At the moment a number of vaccines have already been authorised for emergency use akin to Pfizer, Moderna, Sinovac, Spuknit V and a number of other extra are on the verge of approvals by the respective regulatory our bodies.
None have been authorised by the WHP up to now.
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