Yan Bowen, Chief Executive of the Tzu Chi Foundation, exposed for the first time in an exclusive interview with the United Morning Post.The 15 million dose of BNT vaccine (also known as Pfizer / Fu Bitai), which is the introduction of donated 15 million doses, is expected to arrive at the end of the year.
He revealed that Tzu Chi is actually a "exceeding ability" donation of vaccines. When buying vaccine funds, I only want to collect more than half of them, only to find a good relationship and condense the good power to help Taiwan's youth Ansu epidemic.
With the rapids of Omicron's crown disease, it is even more important to hit the vaccine.The Taiwan Central Popular Epidemium Command Center announced yesterday that experts suggest that young people aged 12 to 17 to take the second dose of BNT vaccine after 12 weeks.Consider letting children from 5 to 11 years of BNT care.
The local epidemic in Taiwan broke out in May this year. It was facing the dilemma of vaccine shortage.Breaking through the complex considerations of geopolitics and local politics, in mid -July, Shanghai Fosun signed a procurement contract with the agent of the four sides of the strait, and each donated a 5 million dose of BNT vaccines made by the original German factory.
According to public information, the three donations have the same amount, and each pays 175 million US dollars (about S $ 20 million), including vaccine procurement, cold chain logistics processing fees and insurance.
I heard that private institutions "retired" and Hon Hai Tatochor Power Breakout
Guo Taiming, the founder of Hon Hai, who led this wave of folk donations, revealed early in September,The goal this year is to introduce 8 million to 9 million doses.However, in fact, since the first batch of BNT vaccines were introduced on the 9th to the 2nd, it was not fixed to the goods almost every week.Break through the tens of millions.
Yan Bowen revealed that when he was questioned yesterday, the three major civil groups were accelerating the introduction of vaccines and confirming that the common goal was to complete 15 million doses of vaccines in advance after one month after this year."This is the goal, but it must also cooperate with the actual purchase schedule."
He said, "Of course, the more expected to the purchase speed, the better," nowThe new variants of Omikon, who pays attention to, hopes to buy the vaccine as soon as possible and be cast as soon as possible.
Looking back at the difficult journey of buying vaccines, Yan Bowen did not deny that many companies and civil society groups bought vaccines "retired", so he was most moved to be able to with the other two partners.Consensus, harmonious unity, difficulty in breaking through the effort, and completing the mission of donating vaccines.
Yan Bowen is Taiwan's semiconductor elite. UMC, which is also known as the "wafer doubles" with TSMC for many years, has been promoted to the CEO of UMC all the way.Essence
He has known TSMC and Hon Hai's leaders for many years. He believes that the advantages of Taiwanese technology companies are to judge accurate and strong execution., To buy 15 million doses to promote this beauty.
Use the reserve to buy first and then raise funds
In order to establish public trust, Yan Bowen introduced the public financial report every quarter after taking office.He believes that "our property is donated, and it is complete and transparent."
He smiled bitterly that some people still vilify Tzu Chi to buy vaccines as "fake public welfare and wealth". The purpose is to raise funds."I can tell you sure that the money we buy the vaccine clearly explains that every dollar donated by the public will be announced."
He emphasized that the Tzu Chi Donation Vaccine "has no political or business purposes", pureHelp the people of Taiwan from the perspective of humanitarian rescue."Tzu Chi did not have to participate in this matter, but we did something that surpassed our ability."
He revealed that it was approved by the board of directors and used the reserve to "buy the vaccine."After that, we will raise funds to make up, and the amount currently raised is just half.
He said that "the donations can be donated before." The second half is like running a marathon.Essence
For teenagers can finally inoculate the second dose of BNT, Yan Bowen is pleased that Tzu Chi can buy BNT, because this is currently the only vaccine in the world that can be used for teenagers, and the US Food and Drug Administration also in early NovemberApproval of letting children from 5 to 11.
urges the official to let the enterprise buy the vaccine in advance
In order to prevent blockage infection and achieve the immunity of the group, he emphasized that he should return to science and increase the vaccination rateIncluding considering letting elementary students apply the BNT vaccine.He also called on the Taiwan government to accelerate the second dose to allow the entire people to take over the third agent, because "it is likely that the third dose will be completed in the future to be considered a complete vaccination."
Yan Bowen also revealed that because the BNT has been fully authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration, many private enterprises are willing to introduce themselves at their own expense, adding additions to employees, "reducing government burdens, and their social responsibilities."EssenceHe called on the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration to follow up for approval, allowing enterprises to buy vaccines independently, and advance deployment to improve the rate.
In Taiwan's second dose of coronary vaccination as of yesterday, it was 54.55%. It is estimated that the group immune target of 80%of the two doses can only be reached early next year.
The global Tzu Chi people are distributed in 66 countries and regions to provide humanitarian rescue for 126 countries and regions.As the left and right hands of the Tzu Chi founder, Master Yan Yan, Yan Bowen admits that he has to manage the transnational charity "more busy than technology people", and often has "Zhou Xiu two days", and even serves the community on the weekend.
He revealed that he got up at 4 am every day, and went to the morning class at 5 o'clock in the morning. Afterwards, the transnational conferences, and the information from nearly 200 groups from all over the world "different time zones and the sun".Coordinating disaster relief work in various places sometimes negotiating at midnight with the media and the government.
He emphasized that philanthropy must be "sorrowful and wisdom", maintaining the compassion of "people hurt me, people suffer and sad".Do your best to maintain a good relationship with different groups and governments, "don't make unpleasant manufacturing in order to achieve your goals."
