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PLA donates second batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine of 300,000 doses in February 2022
| Funder | People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Vietnam Ministry of National Defense |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2022 |
| End Date | Nov 18, 2026 |
| Duration | 1,782 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 95974 |
Grant Description
In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 5 million Sinopharm doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Vietnam.
The Chinese Government delivered 500,000 donated doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Vietnam on June 20, 2021 (see Record ID#90436).
Then, on August 23, 2021, People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China donated 200,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines and 201,600 single-use syringes to Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense (see Record ID#95973).
Then, on September 11, 2021, the Guangxi Provincial Government of China donated 800,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses, an ECMO machine and other medical equipment (worth RMB 62.55 million) to the Government of Vietnam (see Record ID#95975).
On February 8, 2022, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China delivered another batch of Covid-19 vaccines of 300,000 doses to Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense.
Then, on April 8, 2022, the Chinese Government delivered 3.5 million donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines and 3.85 million single-use syringes to the Government of Vietnam (see Record ID#95976). The shipment arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The vaccines were donated with the intent of being administered to Chinese nationals working in Vietnam, Vietnamese citizens who intend to work or study in China, and residents in provinces bordering China, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.
A vaccine handover ceremony took place virtually between the Ministry of Health of Việt Nam (represented by deputy health minister Trần Văn Thuấn) and the Ministry of Commerce of China (represented by vice minister Qian Keming).
Staff Comments
1. According to the UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, the price of a single Sinopharm 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 February 2022 donation as $5.4 million.
Sources & References
- Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China
- Northern Vietnamese localities receive 800,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses from China
- Việt Nam receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China's defence ministry
- China Delivers 3.5 million COVID vaccine doses to Việt Nam
- Vietnamese military receives 2nd batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from PLA
- Vietnamese military receives 2nd batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from PLA
- Vietnam thanks China for Covid vaccine donation
- Vietnam takes Sinopharm vaccines to ease Ho Chi Minh City's woes
- Quảng Tây (Trung Quốc) viện trợ Việt Nam 800 ngàn liều vắc-xin
- Guangxi Province donates 800,000 doses of vaccine to Vietnam
- China’s Guangxi donates COVID-19 vaccine and medical supplies worth almost $10m
- China’s Guangxi donates 10 million USD worth of medical supplies to aid Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight
- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region donates COVID-19 vaccines, medical supplies to northern provinces
- China donates additional 3.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Viet Nam
- PM receives Chinese Ambassador, thanks for donation of 2 million vaccine doses
- Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo (L) and Hoang Xuan Chien
- Vietnam's deputy minister of national defense, attend a handover ceremony of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi
- Vietnam
- 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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