The BRICs vaccine R & D center was launched online on the 22nd. The five countries will deepen exchanges and cooperation in vaccine joint R & D and testing, cooperative plant construction, authorized production and mutual recognition of standards, marking another solid step towards strengthening public health cooperation and vaccine R & D cooperation. Chinese Minister of science and Technology Wang Zhigang said at the BRICs vaccine R & D Center online launching ceremony and vaccine cooperation seminar held on the same day that BRICs countries are a model of joint self-improvement between emerging markets and developing countries and a key force in promoting global governance. We will take the launch of BRICs vaccine R & D center as an opportunity to deepen exchanges and cooperation, build a "BRICs defense line" to fight the epidemic, and show the "BRICs responsibility" to promote cooperative anti epidemic. At the launching ceremony, the BRICs vaccine R & D center and the national centers of the five countries jointly put forward the initiative of strengthening vaccine cooperation and jointly building a defense line against epidemic diseases: distribute vaccines fairly and reasonably as global public goods, ensure the accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries, and said that they would strengthen joint R & D and improve the ability of BRICs countries to prevent and control infectious diseases and respond to public health events. The initiative places special emphasis on openness and welcomes more partners to join. (Xinhua News Agency)