Overview

Chinese government donates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to Chile in August 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: Aug 28, 2021

Start (actual): Aug 28, 2021

End (actual): Aug 28, 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 donates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines to Chile in August 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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.

Staff comments

1) The specific amount of Sinovac vaccines, and thus the monetary value of this donation, is currently unknown.