Overview

Chinese government provides sixth batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to Chile in March 2021

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•ChileDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ChileSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 21, 2021

Start (actual): Mar 21, 2021

End (actual): Mar 21, 2021

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Chile

Loan description

Chinese government provides sixth batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to Chile in March 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 21, 2021, the Chinese government provided the sixth batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Chile. The vaccines were developed by China Kexing Company and the shipment arrived in Santiago, the capital of Chile. The purpose of these vaccines is to support Chile’s COVID-19 response and prevention efforts. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A reception ceremony was held for this donation at the airport in Santiago. Chilean Minister of Health Paris, Deputy Minister of Public Health Daza, and Deputy Minister of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yanez attended the ceremony. China’s Ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao, was also invited to attend the ceremony.