Chinese Government donates 500,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses worth $9 million in May 2021

$9M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Serbia
Country	Serbia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Oct 26, 2028
Duration	2,855 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95669`

Grant Description

On May 19, 2021, the People's Liberation Army of China delivered 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Ministry of Defense of Serbia.

Then, on May 27, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 500,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Serbia.

📋 Staff Comments

1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single xx 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 27, 2021 donation as $9 million.

📚 Sources & References

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