Overview

Chinese government provides 2.2 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $39.6 million to Chile in May 2021

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$36,516,809

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: May 24, 2021

Start (actual): May 24, 2021

End (actual): May 24, 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

Chile Ministry of Health

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Loan description

Chinese government provides 2.2 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $39.6 million to Chile in May 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 24, 2021, the Chinese government provided 2.2 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to Chile. The vaccines arrived in a shipment to the international airport in Santiago, Chile. The purpose of this donation is to support Chile’s COVID-19 response efforts. The Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera, attended a welcome ceremony at the airport upon the arrival of the vaccine shipment.

Staff comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine dose is $18 (https://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33&docLanguage=En). As such, AidData has estimated the monetary value of the May 2021 donation as $27 million.