Sunday, August 15, 2021

QAs on MVC COVID-19 Vaccine after Taiwan appointments open on 16 August 2021, EUA to Paraguay requested

Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Translation of external news on disease control, Taiwan and CCP


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MVC-COV1901 is now open to 3 types of people to make appointments! 8 QA on "Side Effects and Protection"

Editor : Cai Minggen

The sixth round of vaccine administration planned by the Taiwan central government is the first time for domestic covi vaccine MVC-COV1901. It is expected to provide 600,000 doses of appointments. The minimum age group is 36 years old and older. Appointments open from 10 am of 16 August 2021. Public vaccination begins on 23 August 2021.


The 6th round of domestic MVC-COV1901 reservation registration was opened and the open target age group is 36 years old and above. After 10 am, the Internet platform was flooded with many people who want to make reservations for MVC-COV1901. The epidemic command center commander Chen Shizhong pointed out that the current appointment rate has reached about 40%. The public can register slowly before the deadline. In the morning, 614,204 doses will be sealed and tested, which is sure to satisfy those above 36 years old and the 9th group. Based on 600,000, "do not rule out further increase."

According to the information released by the Taiwan CDC, "TVBS News Network" specially sorts out 8 QA related to MVC-COV1901 for public reference.

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Appointments open to three age range groups for MVC-COV1901 vaccination

Q1: Who can make an appointment for MVC COVID-19 Vaccine (MVC-COV1901) vaccination?

According to the settlement of the command centre at noon on 13 August 2021, there are about 1.13 million people in Taiwan who are willing to receive MVC-COV1901. This round of vaccination is expected to open 600,000 doses. There are 3 major age range groups that can make appointments, including "the elderly over 65 years old, that is, born before or on 31 December 1956”, “the ninth category of subjects aged 20 to 64 years old (inclusive)”, these are subjects born before 23 August 2001 (inclusive), and “people aged 36 to 64 years old (inclusive)”, meaning these subjects are those born before 31 December 1985 (inclusive).

Q2: How to make an appointment?

Eligible people can go to the "COVID-19 Public Vaccine Booking Platform" website from 10 am today to 12 pm on 18 August, select "Schedule Vaccination" and log in with personal data to make an appointment. After the appointment is completed, the public will receive SMS notifications one after another. This round is expected to be launched from 23 to 29 August, and the number of vaccination sessions will be adjusted according to the vaccine supply schedule.

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People with severe allergies advised not to be vaccinated

People are requested to go to the reserved place for vaccination on time.

Q3: What kind of people cannot be vaccinated for MVC-COV1901?

According to information from the Department of Disease Control, people who have a history of severe allergic reactions to vaccine components are not vaccinated.

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Wait until severe disease condition is stable before vaccination

Q4: Who should carefully evaluate before vaccinating MVC-COV1901?

If you have a fever or are suffering from acute moderate to severe disease, you should wait until the condition is stable before vaccination.

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Breastfeeding can continue after vaccination but assessment for the covi vaccine is pre-advised

There is currently a lack of clinical trials and safety data for pregnant women to vaccinate the covi vaccine, and clinical observational studies have shown that pregnant women may be more likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2. If pregnant women are at high occupational exposure risks or have chronic diseases that are prone to severe illness, they can discuss the benefits and risks of vaccination with their doctors and evaluate their suitability for vaccination.

In addition, if a breastfeeding woman is a risk object recommended for vaccination, such as medical staff, the vaccination should be completed.

At present, the safety of vaccinating the covi vaccine for breastfeeding women and the impact of the vaccine on breast milk or nursing infants have not been fully evaluated but it is generally believed that it will not cause related risks, and breastfeeding can continue after vaccination.

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MVC-COV1901 immunogenicity and serum neutralizing antibody data in line with international protection standard

Q5: What is the difference between MVC-COV1901 protection and other brands?

MVC-COV1901 is a protein subunit vaccine of a vaccine containing virus SARS-CoV-2 (covi) recombinant spike protein. This vaccine does not contain reproducible covi particles and subjects will not suffer from COVID-19 due to this vaccine. It is also based on clinical test results that show that its safety is good.

According to the analysis of the clinical trial results, the MVC-COV1901 immunogenicity and serum neutralizing antibody data of the recovering person, compared with the protection related indicators produced by the EUA vaccine obtained abroad, are also in line with the protection standard. As for other vaccines used in the Republic of China, the AZ vaccine is an adenovirus vector vaccine. Completing 2 doses of vaccination can prevent 63% of the risk of symptomatic infection.

According to its clinical trial analysis, when the vaccination interval is 12 weeks and the 2 doses are completed, the protection force is about 81% (60 to 91%); Moderna is an mRNA vaccine, and 2 doses can prevent 94% of symptomatic infections.

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Precautions to take after MVC-COV1901 vaccination

Q6: What are the precautions after vaccination?

In order to deal with immediate severe allergic reactions with a very low incidence after vaccination, you should rest and observe for 15 minutes at the vaccination unit or nearby, and then observe yourself for 15 minutes after you leave.

However, for those who have previously suffered from vaccination or any injection treatment people who have had an acute allergic reaction should still observe the vaccination unit or nearby for at least 30 minutes after vaccination.

In addition, those who use antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs or have abnormal blood coagulation function should pressurize the injection site for at least 2 minutes after the injection, and observe whether there is still bleeding or hematoma.

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The possible side effects, adverse reactions after MVC-COV1901 vaccination and their treatment tips



Image: Common side-effects include pain at the vaccination site, general weakness or soreness. (Image/Shutterstock Dazhi Image)


Q7: What about possible side effects or adverse reactions?

Common side effects after MVC covi vaccination and the incidence based on clinical trial results are pain at the injection site (71.2%), soreness or general weakness (36%), muscle pain (27.6%), headache (22.2%), diarrhea (15.1%), swelling or induration at the injection site (10.5%), nausea and vomiting (7.7%), redness at the injection site (4.9%), fever (0.7%).

Part of the pain or swelling can be moderately applied with ice. Please do not rub the inoculation site.

If there is an abscess, persistent fever, or severe allergic reactions, such as dyspnea, wheezing, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, and rash, etc., seek medical attention as quick as possible and inform your doctor of vaccination as a reference for diagnosis. Ask the doctor to report to the local health ministry or the disease control agency.

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Chills and facial nerve palsy are some uncommon and rare adverse reactions after MVC-COV1901 vaccination, the rate only 1%

Uncommon adverse reactions (incidence rate of 1 in 1,000 to 1%) include itching, chills, rash, nasopharyngitis, oropharyngeal pain, palpitations, etc.

Rare adverse reactions (incidence rate of less than 1 in 1,000) include facial nerve palsy and high intraocular pressure.

In addition, after the completion of MVC-COV1901 vaccination, although the chance of contracting COVID-19 can be reduced, it is still possible to be infected with SARS-CoV-2.

People still need to pay attention to epidemic prevention and maintain their health.

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MVC-COV1901 should not be used interchangeably with other covi vaccines

Q8: During the interval between 2 doses of high-end vaccine, can other vaccines be mixed? High-end vaccines currently apply for vaccination ages above 20 years old according to the imitation list, the vaccination dose is 0.5 mL, and the vaccination dose is 2 doses, with an interval of 28 days. 

MVC-COV1901 should not be used interchangeably with vaccines from other brands. If two doses of different COVID-19 vaccine products are accidentally administered, it is not recommended to vaccinate any other product. In addition, the vaccine must not be vaccinated at the same time as other vaccines. It is recommended that the interval between MVC COVID-19 Vaccine and other vaccines be at least 14 days. If the interval is less than the interval, each vaccine does not need to be replanted. 

Ref: news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1566018news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1566292; see also related Taiwan protein subunit vaccine https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1566087 

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Emergency use authorization of MVC COVID-19 Vaccine to Paraguay requested

 Reporter :  Chen Yongji / https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/3639431

Image : MVC submitted an emergency use authorization of MVC COVID-19 Vaccine/ MVC-COV1901 to Paraguay. (Data photo)

MVC Vaccines (or Medigen) announced at night of 15 August 2021 that it has applied for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the "MVC COVID-19 Vaccine" (MVC-COV1901) under request from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Paraguay.

MVC said that after the emergency use authorization review is proposed, it will continue to plan and execute the third phase of clinical trials with the goal of obtaining international certification.

MVC only announced on 20 July 2021 that it has been approved to perform the Phase 3 clinical trial of the covi vaccine in Paraguay. It is expected to complete the acceptance of all subjects in the third quarter of this year, and obtain interim analysis data in the fourth quarter of this year.

MVC applied to the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Paraguay for the emergency use authorization (EUA) of MVC-COV1901. There is no conflict with the implementation of Phase 3 clinical trials. The Phase 3 clinical trials in Paraguay will continue.

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Soros: Xi Jinping is the most dangerous enemy in the world

Image : US "financial giant" Soros recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal that Chinese President Xi Jinping is currently the world's most dangerous enemy. (Associated Press)

George Soros, the American "financial giant", wrote in the Wall Street Journal a few days ago that Chinese President Xi Jinping is currently the world's most dangerous enemy, and all Chinese are victims!

91-year-old Soros wrote in the Wall Street Journal on the 13th that Xi Jinping is definitely the most dangerous enemy of the global open society, and that "all the Chinese people are his victims." What makes Soros even more disturbed is that there are still problems. Few Chinese people follow blindly, believing that the Chinese government's system of firm control over the people is a protection, not a threat.

Soros pointed out that Xi Jinping is a man with a strong nationalist tendency, and he also hopes that China will become the dominant force in the world. Therefore, he imposes his will on political and military forces. He thinks that these practices can make the Chinese Communist Party stronger. In order to realize the so-called "rejuvenation of the Chinese nation", it is inevitable to make "necessary sacrifices."

Soros boldly speculated that after the end of his second term in 2022, Xi Jinping would break the established succession system and plan to become a life-long national leader. The power is concentrated in one's own hands."

However, Soros also said that Xi Jinping has actually been plagued by "internal contradictions" in recent years, and voices of opposition have begun to appear in the party, which has greatly reduced the cohesion of Xi Jinping's leadership. Soros believes that Xi Jinping's strong statement to make China a superpower conflicts with the political methods used at home, and the contradictions that Xi Jinping encounters within the party will become more apparent as the Sino-US conflicts intensify.

Soros pointed out that the core of the conflict between China and the United States is the reality that the governance systems represented by the two countries are completely different. The United States represents democracy and openness, and the government protects the people’s personal freedom; as for the Chinese government led by Xi Jinping, it advocates Maoism and allows individuals a totalitarian closed society subordinate to the party. Soros did not shy away from saying that the rapidly deteriorating Sino-US relations are likely to lead to war in the future.

In recent years, China has moved frequently against Taiwan to increase its military combat capabilities, and the possibility of regional wars has also increased.

Ref: https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/3639448

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China circulates ‘fake’ document in anti-U.S. covid propaganda offensive

Reporter : Bill Gertz, The Washington Times

Chinese state-controlled social media have circulated what former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says is a forged U.S. government document as part of a propaganda offensive blaming the U.S. Army for COVID-19, which was first reported in Wuhan, China.

 

The document began circulating on the widely used platform Weibo in July. It claimed to contain internal remarks to West Point cadets in June 2020 by Mr. Pompeo, who stepped down as America’s top diplomat in January. By July 30, the document had been viewed more than 3.4 million times on Weibo and millions of more times on other social media sites.

 

In an interview, Mr. Pompeo denounced the document as a fake.

 

“This completely fake document is circulated knowing full well that it will be shown to be a fraud,” Mr. Pompeo told The Washington Times. “But to the tens of millions around the world who read it unaware of its made-up origin, it accomplishes many purposes” for the ruling Chinese Communist Party.

 

Mr. Pompeo said the disinformation is an attempt by the Chinese government to distract attention from what he called Beijing’s “pandemic cover-up” regarding the origins and the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed millions around the world.

 

“Second, it seeks to diminish my stature and my credibility in the eyes of the unknowing reader, and this prospectively tries to diminish my attacks on their evil,” he said.

Stung by persistent reports that the virus that causes COVID-19 may have escaped from a Wuhan research lab, China has been running daily state media claims blaming the United States for causing the pandemic. The release of a forged document may be linked to the coming U.S. intelligence report on the origin of the virus.

 

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The former person in charge of the new WHO virus traceability expert group calls for examination of the Wuhan CDC laboratory

Reporter : Zhu Ying / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/08/15/a103191178.html

Image : A sign at the entrance to the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

In order to continue the traceability investigation of the covid virus (covi), the World Health Organization (WHO) is forming a new expert team. Regarding the questioned results of the WHO's first traceability investigation, the then head of the expert team, Embarek, recently disclosed some internal information at the time and called for a more careful review of a virus laboratory in Wuhan.

According to a report by the Voice of America, the WHO said on Friday (August 13) that the organization is establishing an "International Scientific Advisory Group on the Origin of New Pathogens" to quickly conduct further research on the origin of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (covid) virus (SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus, CCP virus, covi). To this end, WHO calls on all governments to cooperate to speed up related virus traceability investigations.

According to the WHO, this new advisory group will end the “political scoring” practice that hinders related investigations, and strive to “depoliticize” virus traceability research.

WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib said at a press conference at the United Nations on Friday that everyone wants to know the origin of the worst pandemic in a century, and everyone should work together to this end.

On the same day, the U.S. government welcomed this WHO plan and once again emphasized that science-based research and data-driven efforts should be used to find the source of this pandemic, "so that we can better detect and prevent And respond to future disease outbreaks."

Earlier, the WHO issued a statement on Thursday stating that the first phase of the investigation did not find enough evidence to rule out any hypotheses, and that there should be further investigations into the possibility of "laboratory leaks."

The WHO stated in a statement, "The next phase of research will include further examination of the original data from the earliest cases and the serum from potential early cases in 2019. Obtaining data is critical to developing our understanding of science." To this end, The WHO urges the Chinese government to share the original data related to the earliest detected cases with the international community, as well as "all data and access" required for the virus traceability investigation, so as to start the next phase of research as soon as possible.

The statement said, "Access to all data is crucial, and WHO only cares about science and provides solutions."

As early as January and February 2021, WHO sent a team of experts to Wuhan and its surrounding areas for four weeks. The team then co-authored an investigation report with Chinese experts sent by the CCP government, claiming that it is "extremely unlikely" that the virus originated in a laboratory leak.

However, this conclusion was widely questioned by the international community as soon as it was published. On 12 August 2021 (Thursday), Danish state-owned media TV 2 broadcast an interview with the former head of the WHO expert team and a Danish food safety expert Peter Ben Embarek. In this program, Embarek disclosed some internal information about the pressure from the Chinese Communist Party officials when the WHO expert group was inspecting in Wuhan.

According to a report published in The Wall Street Journal, Embarek revealed during an interview that at the beginning of this year, 48 hours before the end of the WHO expert team’s virus traceability investigation, international experts and experts from China were still unable to mention the experiment in the report. A consensus was reached on the content of the outdoor leak theory.

Embarek said that he himself tends to describe the possibility of an accident in the laboratory as "unlikely". After 48 hours of intense negotiations with Chinese experts, the final report used the wording "very unlikely".

In the interview with TV 2, Embarek also said that he believes that investigators should conduct a more careful review of a virus-studying laboratory operated by Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and this experiment room is located near the Wuhan Huanan Seafood Market where the covid cluster infection was first exposed.

Embarek also mentioned that the WHO expert team was given the opportunity to visit two laboratories for bat research in Wuhan after consulting with China, but the experts did not have the opportunity to consult any information and documents there. He also pointed out that none of the bats suspected of carrying covi live in the wild around Wuhan, and the only people who may be close to such bats are employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Covid officially first broke out on a large scale in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and then quickly spread to various parts of the world. So far, at least 4.3 million people have died from the epidemic and it has dealt a heavy blow to the economies of countries around the world.

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The airspace southwest of Taiwan is very lively! Military aircrafts from Taiwan, the United States, and China confronted each other in the morning
   
Reporter : Cai Zongxian / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/3639532Image : PLA aircraft harassment. Schematic. (Provided by the Ministry of National Defense)



In recent years, the CCP's PLA aircraft have intensively harassed Taiwan's southwest airspace. After the weather turned fine, the foe aircraft entered the southwest airspace again in the morning of 16 August 2021. There were also many US military planes nearby. The two countries continued to clash in the airspace.

According to the broadcast record, the CCP military plane entered Taiwan's ADIZ (Southwest airspace) at 8.20 am at an altitude of 4000 m. The Republic of China Air Force was on alert and broadcast to drive away the PLA aircraft. The content is "Republic of China Air Force broadcast. Attention to the CCP military aircraft located in the southwest airspace of Taiwan at an altitude of 4000 meters! You have entered our airspace, which affects our flight safety, immediately turn around and leave!"

At the same time, there were a U.S. Navy P-8A, a CCP Yunbayuan dry plane, a Yunba electric reconnaissance plane, and an Air Police 500 around the southwest airspace.

Accoding to "Taiwan Southwest Airspace" fan page records, this month alone there is a total of 4 days of PLA aircraft entering Taiwan airspace and in this month there are a total of 9 broadcast eviction records. In 2021, PLA aircraft entered the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s airspace for 156 days, with a total of 413 broadcast evacuation records. The Ministry of National Defense announced that PLA aircraft have entered Taiwan's airspace for 130 days and 379 sorties in 2021. 

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Hollywood crew members reject vaccine mandates, plan to rebel against Biden-connected Union leadership

Reporter : Patrick Howley, National File

Hollywood crew members are planning to rebel against leadership of the IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) if the union leaders do not stand against all vaccine mandates, according to a letter circulated to union members.

Ref: https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-hollywood-crew-members-reject-vaccine-mandates-plan-to-rebel-against-biden-connected-union-leadership/


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Biden regime promises to 'accelerate' mass migration of 'thousands' of Afghan refugees to the U.S.

Reporter : Gabriel Keane, National File


The Biden regime’s Department of State and Department of Defense released a joint statement on Sunday promising to “accelerate” the process of bringing thousands of Afghan refugees into the United States, following the administration’s monumental failure to prevent the Taliban from retaking Afghanistan.

 

“At present we are completing a series of steps to secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport to enable the safe departure of U.S. and allied personnel from Afghanistan via civilian and military flights,” the statement begins. “Over the next 48 hours, we will have expanded our security presence to nearly 6,000 troops, with a mission focused solely on facilitating these efforts and will be taking over air traffic control.”

 

“Tomorrow and over the coming days, we will be transferring out of the country thousands of American citizens who have been resident in Afghanistan, as well as locally employed staff of the U.S. mission in Kabul and their families and other particularly vulnerable Afghan nationals,” the statement continues. “And we will accelerate the evacuation of thousands of Afghans eligible for U.S. Special Immigrant Visas, nearly 2,000 of whom have already arrived in the United States over the past two weeks. For all categories, Afghans who have cleared security screening will continue to be transferred directly to the United States. And we will find additional locations for those yet to be screened.”

 

The Biden regime has received heavy criticism for relocating unvaccinated migrants to the U.S. It remains unclear if the regime plans to ensure the “thousands” of Afghan refugees are vaccinated.


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Trump urges Biden "to resign in disgrace"


The U.S. 45th President Donald Trump released a statement on Sunday slamming Democrat President Joe Biden over the latter’s bungling of the ongoing coup in Afghanistan, stating “It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for what he has allowed to happen to Afghanistan” and adding “It shouldn’t be a big deal, because he wasn’t elected legitimately in the first place!”

“It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for what he has allowed to happen to Afghanistan, along with the tremendous surge in COVID, the Border catastrophe, the destruction of energy independence, and our crippled economy,” the statement declared. “It shouldn’t be a big deal, because he wasn’t elected legitimately in the first place.”


Ref: https://nationalfile.com/breaking-biden-regime-promises-to-accelerate-mass-migration-of-thousands-of-afghan-refugees-into-the-u-s/


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UBI Asia Vaccine/UB-612 is coming? Chen Shizhong confirmed that the expert meeting has been completed and the productivity is very good

MVC-COV1901 has officially opened the sixth round of appointments today (16 August), and another Taiwanese covi vaccine UB-612 applied for EUA as early as 30 June 2021 but has not yet announced that it has passed the review. However, the Director of Food and Drug Administration Wu Xiumei only revealed at the beginning of the month that UBI Asia has completed the supplement. As for whether the Taiwan FDA has held an EUA review meeting and passed relevant reviews, Wu Xiumei's first visit this morning only said that "everything will be announced by the command centre"; and the commander Chen Shizhong In an interview with a radio program today, confirmed that "the expert meeting has been held yesterday (15 August), and the review results will be announced today (16 August)."

However, Chen Shizhong also said that the current volume of UB-612 is not very large but the productivity is very good.

On 27 June 2021, United Biomedical Inc. Asia (UBI Asia) announced the Phase II clinical data, and applied to the FDA for EUA on the 30th, and completed the supplement in early August. Has the FDA of the Ministry of Health and Welfare completed an expert meeting to review the EUA including application, and whether to approve the EUA for UB-612?

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UB-612 has completed EUA data supplement, results to be announced later after 16 August noon

UB-612 has completed the EUA data supplement. The command center commander Chen Shizhong will announce the results of the review as soon as this afternoon.

Fan Yingyun, Vice President of UBI Asia, stated that UB-612 had completed the replenishment at the beginning of August. At present, 18 to 19 batches of vaccines have been sent to the FDA. Due to the large production capacity of UBI Asia, 2,000 l of vaccines have been delivered. The production tank produces vaccines.

If successfully passed the EUA, more than 2 million vaccines will be immediately available for the people to administer. The vaccines will be valid for up to two years and can be distributed by the command centre for packaging and shipping operations. 

Image : Web Screenshot, http://www.ubiasia.com.tw/

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UB-612 did not pass EUA!


Commander Chen Shizhong said today (16) that it is a pity! Yesterday, the EUA review meeting for the COVID-19 vaccine of UBI Asia was held, and the results of the review were also announced this afternoon. The EUA of UB-612  was not passed.


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The Phase III clinical trial is a chance for the resurrection of the defeated team of UBI Asia
   
Reporter : Lin Huiqin




The Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the domestically produced vaccine UB-612 has been reviewed by experts from the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Zhuang Renxiang, a spokesman for the Central Epidemic Command Centre, said that the 5 million doses of vaccine that the government wants to purchase may not be counted. If UB-612 can be proven to be protective in Phase III clinical trials, it is still expected to be applicable; as for the more than 2 million doses that have been produced, the effect is as long as 2 years. If the effectiveness can be verified before the expiry date, the application for medicine certificate passed back to Taiwan may not all be invalidated.

More than 2 million doses of the vaccine have been pre-prepared for UB-612. Now the EUA has not been reimbursed. Chen Shizhong pointed out that it must be manufactured first, but it must be sealed through the EUA before the sealed product can be marketed and provided for public use. These include knowing how much but the cost of pre-vaccination will be paid.

Zhuang Renxiang pointed out that the 5 million doses of the vaccine that the government wants to purchase may not be countless. If UB-612 can be proven to be protective by the Phase III clinical trial, it is still expected to be applicable; as for the more than 2 million doses that have been produced, it has a long validity period of two years. If the efficacy can be verified before the expiration date, the application for medicine certificate is passed back to Taiwan, it may not all be invalidated.

The method of evaluating EUA for UB-612 this time mainly uses "immune bridging", that is, the neutralizing antibody after vaccination must not be inferior to the AZ vaccine, and the result is inferior to the AZ vaccine and therefore unable to pass.

There are also voices outside that think the neutralizing antibody is inferior to the AZ vaccine. It is not necessarily equal to the protective power of the vaccine. If UBI Asia goes to India for a Phase III clinical trial, it can prove the protective power and have the opportunity to obtain a formal drug certificate.

As for whether the safety and efficacy evaluation of UB-612 will be announced, Chen Shizhong pointed out that because it is not passed, it will not be announced in principle and the command centre respect the manufacturer's decision.


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614,000 doses of MVC-COV1901 have been tested and sealed. This data is 3.4 times higher than that of AstraZeneca

Editor : Cai Minggen 


Regarding the results of the review of the MVC COVID-19 Vaccine (MVC-COV1901), the Director of Food and Drug Administration Wu Xiumei on 16 August 2021 stated at the press conference on the day that a total of 614,000 doses have been tested and sealed, and the average titer of the neutralizing antibody is "3.4 times that of the AZ vaccine", which is much higher than the standard set by the Food and Drug Administration 0.67 times, and the serum response also meets the requirements of approved project manufacturing.

Wu Xiumei also explained that when the MVC-COV1901 was reviewed, the average antibody titer was neutralized. The lower limit of the 95% confidence interval is "3.4 times that of AZ vaccine", which is much higher than 0.67 times of the standard. In addition, in the serum response part, the requirement must be greater than 50% of the standard. The result is 95.5%, which also meets the requirements, so it has approved project manufacturing.

The Taiwan FDA pointed out today that 4 batches of MVC-COV1901 totaling 261,766 doses have been reviewed and inspected today, and a sealing certificate has been issued. According to statistics from the FDA, since August 2 to date, a total of 9 batches of high-end vaccines have been tested and sealed, including 614,204 doses.


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Chaos at Kabul airport after civilian flights grounded

Reporters : Lauren Lewis and Henry Martin, Daily Mail


At least five people have been killed at Kabul airport as thousands of people tried desperately to get on flights out of Afghanistan amid increasingly chaotic scenes.  

US troops fired shots in the air at Hama Karzai airport to prevent hundreds of civilians running onto the tarmac after they took over Afghanistan's air traffic control. Witnesses said it was not clear whether the victims were killed by gunshots or in a stampede.

Panicked Afghans were also seen climbing up the outside of an airbridge in a bid to get onboard planes. 

All commercial services have been suspended, with only military flights leaving the country as the UK, US and other western countries repatriate their citizens.

The Taliban swept into the capital on Sunday after the Western-backed government collapsed and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, bringing a stunning end to a two-decade campaign in which the US and its allies had tried to transform the country. 

The US Embassy has been evacuated and the American flag lowered, with diplomats relocating to the airport in scenes reminiscent of the evacuation of the embassy of Saigon in 1975. Other Western countries have also closed their missions and are flying out staff and civilians.  

Almost all major checkpoints in Kabul were under Taliban control by Monday morning and Afghanistan's Civil Aviation Authority issued an advisory saying the 'civilian side' of the airport had been 'closed until further notice' and that the military controlled the airspace. 

Taliban officials said everyone would be allowed to return home from Kabul airport if they decide to stay in the country and promised civilians would not be harmed. The group previously said westerners would be allowed to leave the country but that Afghans would be barred from departing. 

US troops are guarding the airport and have taken over air traffic control, but all non-military flights are grounded. Early Monday morning, flight-tracking data showed no immediate commercial flights over the country.

Video posted social media showed hundreds of people scampering with their luggage toward the safety of the airport terminal with the sound of gunfire breaking out.

American soldiers fired warning shots in the air to prevent hundreds of civilians running onto the tarmac, a US official said.

'The crowd was out of control,' the official told Reuters by phone. 'The firing was only done to defuse the chaos.'

Several dozen French citizens are to be repatriated by plane from Afghanistan, French Armed Forces minister Florence Parly told France Info radio on Monday, as Western nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens. 

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the military side of Kabul airport was secure and that Britain was doing everything it could to evacuate British citizens and Afghans with links to Britain.

'Our target is ... about 1200 to 1500 exit a day in the capacity of our airplanes, and we'll keep that flow,' he said.

Britain has relocated its embassy to Kabul airport from the city. Asked what he would feel to see the Taliban flag flying over the former British embassy building in Kabul, Wallace said:

'Symbolically, it's not what any of us wanted.' 

MP Tobias Ellwood, former captain in the British Army and chairman of the defence select committee, criticised the West for pulling out of Afghanistan.

Appearing on Sky News, he said, 'The world is now a little bit more dangerous because they've now taken control of the country, and the West should really hang its head in shame after abruptly abandoning Afghanistan to a civil war after two decades of effort.'

He added, 'This is not a good day for the West at all, and China will be observing things very, very closely indeed. They are already making alliances with the Taliban and glossing over the human rights atrocities that are likely to unfold.'

Ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9897201/Terror-Kabul-airport-Troops-fire-shots-air-desperate-Afghans-climb-airbridges.html

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Boris Johnson: Do not recognise the Taliban government

Reporter : James Gant, Daily Mail

Boris Johnson is urging  countries to not recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan and says the country must not become a 'breeding ground for terror', after he was seen posing for pictures with Team GB Olympians. 

Following an emergency meeting of Cobra yesterday, Mr Johnson called for a 'united position among the like-minded' and said it was 'clear' there is 'going to be very shortly a new government in Kabul, or a new political dispensation'.

He said the situation in Afghanistan remains 'difficult', and the Government's priority is 'to make sure we deliver on our obligations to UK nationals in Afghanistan, to all those who have helped the British effort... over 20 years and to get them out as fast as we can.' 

He told Sky News: 'We don't want anybody bilaterally recognising the Taliban, we want a united position amongst all the like-minded, in as far as we can get one, so that we do whatever we can to prevent Afghanistan lapsing back into being a breeding ground for terror.' 

Ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9895259/Boris-Johnson-set-recall-Parliament-worsening-Afghanistan-crisis.html

News (26) to (28) / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/08/15/a103191116.html

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Fear of the virus entering Beijing, Beijing presents strange epidemic prevention measures

Covi72 is spreading rapidly across the mainland, and Beijing's defense measures have become more stringent. On 15 August, the authorities again announced the list of areas that are not allowed to enter Beijing, including 38 districts and counties in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hainan and other provinces and cities.

Although the government claimed in the media that only medium- and high-risk areas are not allowed to enter Beijing for the time being, the Beijing police have other opinions about citizens who want to return to Beijing at the entry gate.

Video: "You can go home. I told you the way. You have a fixed residence in Beijing. Ask your party branch to come and pick you up with your official seal. Let him go back and implement the responsibilities of the four parties."

"How do we contact the party branch? Where do we, ordinary people, go to contact?"

Some netizens who watched the video commented, “A few years ago, there were absurd regulations that proved that your mother is your mother, and now there is an unbelievable policy of finding a party branch to get people into the city.” “This difficulty is really whimsical. ".

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Zhang Wenhong was chased again and his doctoral dissertation was reported for plagiarism

Zhang Wenhong, a mainland "net celebrity expert" and director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Fudan University, said that because of his "coexistence with the virus," he has recently been surrounded and suppressed by CCP officials and the media, and the incident continues to ferment. On 15 August, news about the suspected plagiarism in the summary of his doctoral dissertation went viral again on the Internet.

The Graduate School of Fudan University released a message on its official website that day that the school has received reports that there are some problems with Zhang Wenhong’s doctoral thesis. The school has initiated an investigation and verification, and the results of the investigation will be announced in a timely manner.

Although the Fudan school's announcement did not directly state that the reported problem was "plagiarism", the topic of "plagiarism of Zhang Wenhong's doctoral dissertation" has become a hot topic on Weibo.

However, almost all of the comments from netizens are quite Zhang Wenhong.

Someone said, "Report summary... It laughs me to death. The whole person just said the whole person."

Others said that this is the CCP’s usual method of cracking down on dissidents, “first buckle the hat, and then pull the pigtails. The charges are set first, and the evidence is found slowly.”

Others analyzed that Zhang Wenhong obviously touched the interests of some people, so some people wanted to get rid of him. The CCP’s usual method is: "If you can't fix one's academic viewpoint, you can destroy one in other ways. "

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Shanxi now has zoonotic disease epidemic, 9 people have symptoms

While the CCP virus epidemic is raging on the mainland, another zoonotic epidemic has also emerged in Shanxi and other places. On 15 August, the Shanxi Provincial Health Commission reported that a suspected skin anthrax epidemic had occurred in Wenshui County, Lvliang. At present, 9 people have developed symptoms, and 5 of them have been isolated.

These patients are all engaged in work related to beef cattle breeding, slaughter, and sales in Baoxian Village.

The staff of the Luliang Municipal Health Commission stated that the source of the disease is not yet clear, and no one has been heard of infecting people.

However, many netizens warned that this is a terrible infectious disease that can spread from person to person.

News (29) to (30) / Reporter : Su Yongyao / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/3640171

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Tsai Ing-wen makes an appointment on 8/23 to administer MVC-COV1901, Lai Qingde also changes registration

Image : LTN Composite Picture

In response to President Tsai Ing-wen’s plan to administer domestic vaccines, President Tsai’s spokesperson Zhang Dunhan said today that President Tsai had completed the appointment online at noon of 16 August and is expected to be the first to be administered with MVC-COV1901. In the morning of 23 August, she will go to the appointment place for vaccination. The staff team will follow up the security and epidemic prevention plan to make appropriate arrangements to reduce the impact on the public, and relevant details will be explained to all walks of life in due course.

President Tsai Ing-wen also said through Facebook that she had completed the appointment for high-end vaccines online at noon today, and will go to the scheduled place for vaccination next Monday (23 August).

Tsai Ing-wen said that this round of vaccination appointments is expected to provide more than 600,000 doses of domestic high-end vaccines. Those over 36 years old who wish to check high-end vaccines when registering can make an appointment for vaccination before 12 noon on Wednesday (18 August). After making an appointment, vaccination will begin next Monday.

The president also called on friends who meet the conditions to remind each other and make an appointment at the time!

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UB-612 EUA has not passed, Lai Qingde has changed registration to administer MVC

Zhang Dunhan also said that Vice President Lai Qingde originally planned that if UB-612 passed the EUA, he would prefer to give priority to the UB-612 vaccination. As the Central Epidemic Command Center announced today that the EUA will not be approved after the expert meeting resolution; therefore, Vice President Lai will register MVC-COV1901 online, and cooperate with the schedule planned by the command centre to arrange follow-up appointments for vaccination and other matters.

 

 




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