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Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government donates 1.05 million Sinovac and Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $18.9 million in March 2021

$18.9M USD

Funder Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization Government of the Dominican Republic
Country Dominican Republic
Start Date Jan 01, 2021
End Date Feb 24, 2029
Duration 2,976 days
Number of Grantees 1
Roles Recipient
Data Source AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID 95392
Grant Description

On March 17, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 1.05 million donated doses of Covid-19 vaccines — including 1 million Sinovac doses and 50,000 Sinopharm doses — and 51,200 syringes to the Government of Dominican Republic.

Then, on June 3, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 1 million donated doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines — as well as 2.7 million syringes and 178,000 masks — to the Government of Dominican Republic.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm/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 March 2021 donation as $18.9 million.

📚 Sources & References
  • Desde China a RD: Más de un 1 millón de vacunas para combatir el COVID-19
  • Llegan un millón de dosis desde China y el gobierno agradece la donación de 50 mil vacunas más
  • Gobierno reforzará vacunación contra COVID-19 con nuevo cargamento de un millón 50 mil dosis procedente de China
  • Gobierno dominicano recibe de la República Popular China donación de insumos médicos y de vacunas para fortalecer lucha contra COVID-19
  • China & U.S Aid Figures
  • People's Daily
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  • Luis Abinader
  • Dominican Republic receives new shipment of vaccines from China
  • Bridge China COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker_12MAR23
  • China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Dominican Republic
  • Chinese engagement in the Dominican Republic: An update
  • 中国援助疫苗运抵多米尼加, “犹如隧道尽头的光芒”!中国援助的国药集团新冠疫苗运抵多米尼加
  • Gobierno reforzará vacunación contra COVID-19 con nuevo cargamento de un millón 50 mil dosis procedente de China
  • DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.
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Government of the Dominican Republic

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