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PFIZER VACCINES FOR TAIWAN MUST PASS THROUGH US: CHINA FIRM
- By The Financial District
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min read
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., the distributor of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the Greater China area, insists that any sale of the vaccine to Taiwan, either through government or a private firm, must pass through its network, according to Xueqiu.com, a Chinese investment and trading platform.
Fosun Pharma Chairman Wu Yifang said at a general meeting held Friday that the company owns the exclusive distribution rights to the Pfizer vaccine in the Greater China area and Taiwan cannot buy any vaccine without passing through Fosun Pharma, which trades its shares in the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, Yang Sheng-ju, Chang Shu-ling and Frances Huang reported for Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA).
The report said Wu made the comments after investors raised concerns over reports that Taiwanese nationals are attempting to buy the Pfizer vaccine at a time when the country faces a vaccine shortage amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
Terry Gou, one of the richest men in Taiwan, has said he plans to buy 5 million doses of the vaccine through his YongLin Charity and Education Foundation and then donate them to the government for distribution.
Gou, the founder of the world's largest contract electronics maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, has emphasized that the 5 million doses would be shipped directly from Germany.
In response, Chuang Jen-hsiang, spokesman of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), said the CECC has long been aware of Fosun Pharma's position through its earlier contacts with the Chinese distributor.
Chuang said the CECC will provide necessary assistance to Gou to buy the vaccine.
For its part, Gou's foundation said it needs to have a better understanding of the matter before commenting on Wu's remarks.
On June 2, Gou's wife and YongLin Foundation head Delia Tseng and Foxconn Education Foundation Director Wang Yung-ho submitted the eight relevant application documents to FDA Director-General Wu Shou-mei to seek approval from the government to import the BNT vaccine.
