Bangladesh won’t get commercial supply of China vaccine soon, not before December says ambassador

[Black_cats]

Bangladesh won’t get commercial supply of China vaccine soon, not before December says ambassador

Published: May 10, 2021 18:06:13 | Updated: May 10, 2021 18:17:40

Bangladesh will have to wait for some time to get the first commercial supply of vaccines from China, according to Ambassador Li Jiming.

“As per the first feedback I got from my colleagues in Beijing, the line is too long and you better not expect [commercial supply] before December,” he said.

“I said no, I need [it] as quickly as possible. Then I think I can make [it] much earlier than December but unfortunately not within the first half of this year,” Jiming said in an interaction with the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh, or DCAB, on Monday.

The Bangladesh government gave the emergency-use authorisation to a vaccine from China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm “only a week ago”.

“So obviously, there is a long queue for the supply in the international market. Right now, Bangladesh is not very close to the first line,” he said.

The government-to-government cooperation is on the table and China is quite positive to provide supply to the market of Bangladesh, Jiming said.

On Apr 29, Bangladesh approved the emergency use of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine amid a supply squeeze. The first shipment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh “within two weeks”, Director General of Drug Administration Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman said at the time.

This week, according to a bdnews24.com report, the World Health Organization approved for emergency use a COVID-19 vaccine from Sinopharm, bolstering Beijing's push for a bigger role in inoculating the world.

The vaccine, one of two main Chinese coronavirus vaccines that have been given to hundreds of millions of people in China and elsewhere, is the first developed by a non-Western country to win WHO backing.

“I got the approval from the Bangladesh government on the 30th of April, the last day of April. The beginning of May is the May Day holiday in China. So, you can imagine how wholeheartedly the embassy and my colleagues in China were working to secure these 500,000 vaccines to be available in two days from today,” he said.

In unusually candid remarks, Jiming mentioned how dithering by Bangladesh prevented efforts to explore the “possibility of commercial supply in various ways”.

Jiming mentioned that he “offered this kind gesture of the Chinese government” to give “some gift vaccines to Bangladeshi people as early as Feb 3 this year and it took three months for the Bangladesh government to approve it”.

“I hope that the Bangladesh government will be more effective, especially when we are talking about some real challenges like pandemic.”
“Right now, I can say that I will do my best for the commercial purchase.”

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[lightoftruth]

Bangladesh should develop its own vaccine and start manufacturing it in bulk.

Everyone is looking out for themselves.

 

[Bilal9]

Bangladesh won’t get commercial supply of China vaccine soon, not before December says ambassador

Published: May 10, 2021 18:06:13 | Updated: May 10, 2021 18:17:40

Bangladesh will have to wait for some time to get the first commercial supply of vaccines from China, according to Ambassador Li Jiming.

“As per the first feedback I got from my colleagues in Beijing, the line is too long and you better not expect [commercial supply] before December,” he said.

“I said no, I need [it] as quickly as possible. Then I think I can make [it] much earlier than December but unfortunately not within the first half of this year,” Jiming said in an interaction with the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh, or DCAB, on Monday.

The Bangladesh government gave the emergency-use authorisation to a vaccine from China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm “only a week ago”.

“So obviously, there is a long queue for the supply in the international market. Right now, Bangladesh is not very close to the first line,” he said.

The government-to-government cooperation is on the table and China is quite positive to provide supply to the market of Bangladesh, Jiming said.

On Apr 29, Bangladesh approved the emergency use of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine amid a supply squeeze. The first shipment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh “within two weeks”, Director General of Drug Administration Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman said at the time.

This week, according to a bdnews24.com report, the World Health Organization approved for emergency use a COVID-19 vaccine from Sinopharm, bolstering Beijing's push for a bigger role in inoculating the world.

The vaccine, one of two main Chinese coronavirus vaccines that have been given to hundreds of millions of people in China and elsewhere, is the first developed by a non-Western country to win WHO backing.

“I got the approval from the Bangladesh government on the 30th of April, the last day of April. The beginning of May is the May Day holiday in China. So, you can imagine how wholeheartedly the embassy and my colleagues in China were working to secure these 500,000 vaccines to be available in two days from today,” he said.

In unusually candid remarks, Jiming mentioned how dithering by Bangladesh prevented efforts to explore the “possibility of commercial supply in various ways”.

Jiming mentioned that he “offered this kind gesture of the Chinese government” to give “some gift vaccines to Bangladeshi people as early as Feb 3 this year and it took three months for the Bangladesh government to approve it”.

“I hope that the Bangladesh government will be more effective, especially when we are talking about some real challenges like pandemic.”
“Right now, I can say that I will do my best for the commercial purchase.”

undefined | The Financial Express

thefinancialexpress.com.bd

His Excellency Ji Ming is unfortunately crying in the wilderness. He comes from a meritocracy, and Bangladesh is far, far removed from that paradigm.

These Awami idiots (former uneducated goonda cadres and semi-educated impractical college professor types mostly) are least qualified to run a country of 170 Million, more than one half the population of the US.

Allah forbid our sins and incompetence, we have survived so far solely on divine Barakah.

Why did these idiots wait three months dragging their stupid feet? If asked they will start pointing fingers at each other...

No accountability - every one of these amlas (starting with the health minister and those planning to make money with this, i.e. Darbesh) deserves to be shot in the head.

 

[bluesky]

The Bangladesh government gave the emergency-use authorisation to a vaccine from China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm “only a week ago”.

It was China that wanted to allow human testing of its drug on a few people in BD. The benevolent or stupid govt leaders rejected the offer in the hope of getting some free vaccine from its friend India. The local tests of Chinese vaccines could have caused receiving the drug already by this time.

Now, the entire country is paying a price from the ill govt management of the situation.

BAL ki Jay!!! Bharat Mata ki Jay!!!

 

[Black_cats]

It was that wanted BD to allow testing its drug on a few people in BD. The benevolent or stupid govt leaders rejected the offer in the hope of getting some free vaccine from its friend India. The local tests of Chinese vaccines could have caused receiving the drug already by this time.

Now, the entire country is paying a price from the ill govt management of the situation.

BAL ki Jay!!! Bharat Mata ki Jay!!!

Chinese vaccine is not up the mark and of low efficiency. China initially said human trial was free but later backtracked and asked money when Bangladesh started negotiation with India. Due to that Chinese vaccine was not taken. Now the vaccine is ordered to keep some other option open.

 

[Bilal9]

Chinese vaccine is not up the mark and of low efficiency. China initially said human trial was free but later backtracked and asked money when Bangladesh started negotiation with India. Due to that Chinese vaccine was not taken. Now the vaccine is ordered to keep some other option open.

Bhairey we had "aam" (mango) if not the "chhala" (sack).

Now we have neither.

 

[denel]

Bangladesh won’t get commercial supply of China vaccine soon, not before December says ambassador

Published: May 10, 2021 18:06:13 | Updated: May 10, 2021 18:17:40

Bangladesh will have to wait for some time to get the first commercial supply of vaccines from China, according to Ambassador Li Jiming.

“As per the first feedback I got from my colleagues in Beijing, the line is too long and you better not expect [commercial supply] before December,” he said.

“I said no, I need [it] as quickly as possible. Then I think I can make [it] much earlier than December but unfortunately not within the first half of this year,” Jiming said in an interaction with the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh, or DCAB, on Monday.

The Bangladesh government gave the emergency-use authorisation to a vaccine from China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm “only a week ago”.

“So obviously, there is a long queue for the supply in the international market. Right now, Bangladesh is not very close to the first line,” he said.

The government-to-government cooperation is on the table and China is quite positive to provide supply to the market of Bangladesh, Jiming said.

On Apr 29, Bangladesh approved the emergency use of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine amid a supply squeeze. The first shipment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh “within two weeks”, Director General of Drug Administration Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman said at the time.

This week, according to a bdnews24.com report, the World Health Organization approved for emergency use a COVID-19 vaccine from Sinopharm, bolstering Beijing's push for a bigger role in inoculating the world.

The vaccine, one of two main Chinese coronavirus vaccines that have been given to hundreds of millions of people in China and elsewhere, is the first developed by a non-Western country to win WHO backing.

“I got the approval from the Bangladesh government on the 30th of April, the last day of April. The beginning of May is the May Day holiday in China. So, you can imagine how wholeheartedly the embassy and my colleagues in China were working to secure these 500,000 vaccines to be available in two days from today,” he said.

In unusually candid remarks, Jiming mentioned how dithering by Bangladesh prevented efforts to explore the “possibility of commercial supply in various ways”.

Jiming mentioned that he “offered this kind gesture of the Chinese government” to give “some gift vaccines to Bangladeshi people as early as Feb 3 this year and it took three months for the Bangladesh government to approve it”.

“I hope that the Bangladesh government will be more effective, especially when we are talking about some real challenges like pandemic.”
“Right now, I can say that I will do my best for the commercial purchase.”

undefined | The Financial Express

thefinancialexpress.com.bd

best connect with Aspen group; they are ramping up prod of J&J for entire AU.

 

[UKBengali]

A bit of an illogical decision.

500,000 one-off doses of a relatively low-efficacy Chinese vaccine means you can inoculate 250,000 people for now and then need to wait till December before anyone else can get jabbed.

In the meantime you will have built up strong supply channels for Sputnik and potentially your own home-grown mRNA vaccine is ready.

 

[Bengal71]

A bit of an illogical decision.

500,000 one-off doses of a relatively low-efficacy Chinese vaccine means you can inoculate 250,000 people for now and then need to wait till December before anyone else can get jabbed.

In the meantime you will have built up strong supply channels for Sputnik and potentially your own home-grown mRNA vaccine is ready.

Is the BD one mRNA based? I thought this technology is very new and not even all first world countries have the capability to produce it.

 

[X-ray Papa]

These Awami idiots (former uneducated goonda cadres and semi-educated impractical college professor types mostly) are least qualified to run a country of 170 Million, more than one half the population of the US.

We need a Iran-style system in bangladesh where theres a main central power is above all interest groups.

I mean look at our MPs, do they even do their job or know what to do?

 

[Jobless Jack]

We need a Iran-style system in bangladesh where theres a main central power is above all interest groups.

I mean look at our MPs, do they even do their job or know what to do?

Most of the MP's in BD treat the position as a means to enrich themselves through direct corruption or enrich the business companies using their political status.

What government should have done is let the military handle the corona crisis. The military is also corrupt but no where near as corrupt as the MP's. Military is 100 X more efficient than the MP's.

Bhairey we had "aam" (mango) if not the "chhala" (sack).

Now we have neither.

It sad reality.

Some BD members talk about playing both China and India for BD's benefit, from their high horse. Now what has happened is BD just got tagged teamed by both China and India for playing both sides .

IF BD allowed CHina to test the vaccine in BD last year, BD would have recieved the vaccines last year. For free ! Ministers thought they will get vaccines from India ---- to keep India happy and get some of that sweet sweet comission. Now here we are..


Some BD members here are talking about developing own vaccine. I wont even comment how unrealistic this is. Not because BD lacks capability, rather because of the bureaucracy in BD. Most of the bureaucrats will rush in a) fighting over who can take the credit b) Who can profit the most in cash from this. By the time BDvac is mainstreamed in the Bd market, sinovac, Astrazenica, pfizer and sputnick will be readily available for general public use in BD.

But hey.. I am the fanboy. According to some BD members on PDF.

 

[redtom]

China's strategy is simple, prioritizing the supply of small batches of vaccine to countries to protect their health workers.Then a normal supply of vaccine is provided.

China has so far exported 600 million vaccines and used 300 million domestically.China raised its annual vaccine production to 4 billion just a week ago.Just be patient. I haven't been vaccinated yet.My wife and mother had their first shots only two days ago.

 

[Bilal9]

We need a Iran-style system in bangladesh where theres a main central power is above all interest groups.

I mean look at our MPs, do they even do their job or know what to do?

Well we all know the answer - don't we?

Look at the coconut oil-covered greasy Obaidul Quader.

A few decades ago, he used to drink water out of tin cups.

Nowadays he flashes custom-made swiss timepieces worth about $20,000 each.

This is beyond their wildest dreams.

 

[Adonis]

It was that wanted BD to allow testing its drug on a few people in BD. The benevolent or stupid govt leaders rejected the offer in the hope of getting some free vaccine from its friend India. The local tests of Chinese vaccines could have caused receiving the drug already by this time.

Now, the entire country is paying a price from the ill govt management of the situation.

BAL ki Jay!!! Bharat Mata ki Jay!!!

It's pressure tactic by China. 2 days ago they threaten BD to stay away from Quad, 27 days before they asked BD not to let US/Japan investing into their infrastructure, 7 months back they asked BD to refrain commenting on India-china conflict etc etc..... If BD allow BRI through it and let China take control of it's infrastructure 9like Pakistan), medicine will flow in and so does Money (at the cost of freedom through).

 

[UKBengali]

China's strategy is simple, prioritizing the supply of small batches of vaccine to countries to protect their health workers.Then a normal supply of vaccine is provided.

China has so far exported 600 million vaccines and used 300 million domestically.China raised its annual vaccine production to 4 billion just a week ago.Just be patient. I haven't been vaccinated yet.My wife and mother had their first shots only two days ago.

Is this what they(China) have exported already or is this the sum of the agreements so far?

As for jabbing health workers in BD with these 500,000 doses it is too late as BD already jabbed them with some of the 9 million AstraZeneca vaccines it has already given.