Chinese government provides 2.2 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines worth $39.6 million to Chile in May 2021
Commitment amount
$ 39600000.0
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 39600000.0
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Chile
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
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.
Additional details
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.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
1
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Chile Ministry of Health [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]