Chinese government donates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to Chile in August 2021
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 August 28, 2021, the Chinese government donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to Chile. The purpose of this donation is to support Chile’s COVID-19 response efforts. According to the Chilean Ministry of Health, this was the sixteenth batch of Sinovac vaccines donated to Chile since February 2021. A welcome ceremony was held for this donation at the Santiago International Airport. Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris and Deputy Health Minister Paula Daza attended the ceremony.
Additional details
1) The specific amount of Sinovac vaccines, and thus the monetary value of this donation, is currently unknown.
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]