CAIRO, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Monday celebrated the local production of the first 1 million doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, seeking to meet domestic demand and then export to other countries in the region. Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) and Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac signed two agreements in April to jointly manufacture the Sinovac vaccine in VACSERA's factory in the North African country.
Photo taken on June 1, 2021 shows vials of Sinopharm vaccines in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua) BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese pharmaceutical companies will provide 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines immediately to participants of the COVAX project, announced the global Vaccine Alliance Gavi on Monday.
Photo taken on June 1, 2021 shows vials of Sinopharm vaccines in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua) Gavi announced in a press release that it had signed advance purchase agreements with Sinopharm for its "BBIBP-CorV" inactivated virus vaccine and with Sinovac for its inactivated virus vaccine "CoronaVac".
KATHMANDU, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi on Monday pledged more COVID-19 vaccine shots to Nepal to help vaccinate the South Asian country in its battle against the pandemic. China will deliver more vaccine doses to Nepal "in the coming days" as Kathmandu is now purchasing 4 million shots of China-made vaccine, Hou said at a press conference held via video link in Kathmandu, the Nepali capital.
