“We won’t bring any vaccine wreaking havoc in the world,” reaffirmed President Nicolás Maduro as he highlighted that the Venezuelan health authorities authorized the shipment of safe vaccines through Covax.
The Venezuelan president stressed that “only those vaccines that have been scientifically approved in Venezuela will come” once financial resources retained in the Bank of England are released.
“We have informed the Covax mechanism of the World Health Organization about the request we have made for the release of the assets seized by the Bank of England. Once this happens, Venezuela has authorized the vaccines that will enter the country,” he stressed.
In this regard, President Maduro pointed out that those COVID-19 vaccines which have not been approved by Venezuela’s scientific and pharmaceutical institutions should not be shipped.
On March 16, the Venezuelan Government announced it will not issue a license for the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country, as a result of the problems reported in people who have received the shot developed by Oxford University and the pharmaceutical company, both based in the United Kingdom.
After reports of blood clots, European countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal and Latvia suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Previously, the Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Iceland and Bulgaria had already suspended its use.
We demand justice!
Regarding the seizure of Venezuela’s financial resources, a move headed by Juan Guaidó in collusion with authorities of the outgoing US Government, President Maduro reaffirmed its demand for justice against those who “have stolen and seized that money” to the detriment of the people’s stability.
The Venezuelan president highlighted that there is evidence “of how the US imperialism has stolen Venezuela’s money,” referring to the elements provided earlier by Vice-president Delcy Rodríguez.