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Chinese Government donates 2.2 million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses — via COVAX — worth $39.6 million in March 2022

$39.6M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Myanmar (Burma)
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Mar 30, 2022
End Date	Apr 26, 2033
Duration	4,045 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`96116`

Grant Description

On March 30, 2022, the Chinese Government donated 2.2 million additional doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Myanmar via COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) — a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines directed by the GAVI vaccine alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF.

In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 23.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Government of Myanmar.

📋 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 2022 donation as $39.6 million.

📚 Sources & References

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