AstraZeneca vaccine donated to Taiwan on the day is not included in the WHO emergency use list

Original title: Taiwanese netizens worry that the daily AstraZeneca vaccine is not included in the WHO emergency use list

(Observer Network News) According to a report by Taiwan’s China Times News Network on June 28, the AstraZeneca vaccine (hereinafter referred to as the AZ vaccine) donated by Japan to Taiwan has not yet passed the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use certification. The news was caused on the island Netizens have concerns and doubts. Netizens have questioned the DPP authorities, “Let Taiwanese help Japan clinically test drugs.”

Japan recently donated 1.24 million doses of AZ vaccine to Taiwan. Since the start of vaccination on June 15, the cumulative death toll has been 229 as of the 28th. On the 29th, there were 14 additional deaths after vaccination on the island.

According to the WHO’s official website updated on June 16, the status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process (Status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process) shows that the vaccine from AZ Japan has not yet completed relevant inspections and is included in the emergency use list on the 16th. , Its authorization status is still marked: “Wait until all the information is ready to confirm.” (Anticipated date once all information has been received). According to this form, the AZ vaccine from South Korea has been certified as early as February 15, 2021. Taiwan’s Epidemic Prevention Command Center spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang confirmed on the 28th that the batch of AZ vaccines sent by Japan to Taiwan has indeed not been certified for emergency use by the WHO, but he said that the use of vaccines is not a necessary condition.

Zhuang Renxiang said on the evening of the 28th that the use of vaccines must be approved by the health authorities in the area where they can be used for vaccination. Whether they have been included in the WHO emergency use list is not a necessary condition. He said that the vaccine donated by Japan to Taiwan was approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for emergency use of AZ on May 21 this year. Taiwan approved AZ’s vaccine project in Japan on June 2 and approved Japan. AZ vaccine.

Zhuang Renxiang also stated that AZ did not submit the Japanese plant’s AZ vaccine application to the WHO until June 15 this year, and continued to provide information to the WHO for review, so it is still under review, but it does not affect the use in Taiwan.

Wang Renxian, chairman of the Taiwan Anti-epidemic Society, also said that there is actually no difference between plants. Originally, the vaccine procedure was to send documents for review one by one, but South Korea’s AZ vaccine passed long ago. South Korea and Japan basically have the same quality control and raw material composition. , Japan just hasn’t passed it yet, the people don’t have to worry, they can still continue to vaccinate.

In addition, according to news from China Times News on the 29th, the Kuomintang “legislator” Li Dewei said that he did not believe in the rigor of doing things with Japanese people. When donating Taiwan AZ vaccines, he would ignore or deliberately not inform Taiwan, the AZ vaccines produced by Japanese factories. It has not been included in the WHO’s emergency use list. Therefore, he reasonably suspects that the information gap between the government and the people is hidden.

Why hide? Li Dewei said, “Because it wants to make a big announcement! The DPP government only wants you to be grateful, not thinking about it, wanting you to change Facebook posts, and not wanting you to review the gains and losses of the policy. The trick of the fraud group is to let you Sensibility overwhelms rationality, so it’s the case for cheating money, and so does the cheating.”

In addition, the Kuomintang “legislator” Hong Mengkai published a report on the origin of Taiwan’s new crown vaccine on Facebook on the 29th, stating that “all the vaccines currently administered in Taiwan are not manufactured by the original country of origin, and all are produced by other countries. “The AZ vaccines from the United Kingdom of origin administered by Taiwan were produced in South Korea, Italy, and Japan; while the Modena vaccine from the United States of origin was produced in Spain, and the AZ vaccine donated by Japan was produced by Japan. He denounced that none of these vaccines were manufactured by the original factory in the country of origin, but the DPP authorities acted with authority to demand that the vaccines donated by the private sector such as Guo Taiming must be produced by the original factory. This is a “double standard” and questioned ” Isn’t human life comparable to the official word?”

According to news from Hong Kong Commercial Daily on the 29th, this news aroused concerns and misgivings among netizens on the island.

Some netizens questioned, “Taiwanese help Japan clinically test drugs?” “So…we are a large testing site?” “Oh my god, it means that our people have received vaccines that have not been approved by the WHO. Our help The Japanese ambassador’ also bowed at 90 degrees to thank Japan for letting Taiwan be their human laboratory?”

“Is this the truth that Japan doesn’t use AZ? Because the information is not complete…” Some netizens said, “To give alms to a vaccine that they dare not fight, the United States is not allowed to fight, and Taiwan kills people, the DPP bends over to welcome it 90 degrees. .”

Some netizens questioned the DPP authorities: “Why didn’t it make it clear to the whole people”; “The super-large proving ground… This is not a selling station or what is selling a station.”

Some netizens criticized the DPP authorities for the double standard, “The vaccine in the mainland passed the emergency authorization-Chen Shizhong (the commander of epidemic prevention in Taiwan) did not dare to use the vaccine, and the vaccine in Japan did not pass the emergency authorization-Chen Shizhong did the picture card thanks to Japan, I really don’t Knowing what Chen Shizhong has done in the fight against the epidemic other than the first place in the anti-China epidemic?

Previously, media in many countries have reported on the side effects of the AZ vaccine. On June 10, the Russian Satellite News Agency reported that British researchers found that the adverse effects of AZ vaccination included mild thrombotic symptoms, which led to bleeding.

On the 4th of this month, Taiwan just received 1.24 million doses of AZ vaccine from Japan. Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe also declared that this is a manifestation of “Taiwan-Japan friendship”. He decided to give priority to the AZ vaccine for nearly 800 Japanese expatriates in Tainan. Before the Japanese flight carrying vaccines took off, Taiwan’s “representative to Japan” Hsieh Chang-ting bowed to the airport to “see off” in the rain. He claimed that these vaccines could be said to be timely rain for Taiwan, and he was very grateful.

At that time, some netizens questioned, “I’m grateful if they don’t use it, and it will expire soon. It’s only personal.” Regarding Japan’s gift of vaccines to Taiwan, netizens were most worried about Japan’s “don’t want and have doubts”. To Taiwan.

Editor in charge: Wang Meng