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Chinese Government donates 2 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses worth $36 million in October 2022

$36M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of the Republic of Nicaragua
Country	Nicaragua
Start Date	Jan 01, 2022
End Date	Jan 25, 2030
Duration	2,946 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`96304`

Grant Description

In 2021 and 2022, the Chinese Government donated approximately 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Nicaragua.

On December 9, 2021, the Government of Nicaragua suspended its diplomatic relations with the Republic of China ("Taiwan") and restored its diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China ("China").

Three days later, on December 12, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered 200,000 donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Nicaragua.

Then, on December 24, 2021, the Chinese Government delivered another 800,000 donated doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to the Government of Nicaragua.

The Chinese Government delivered an additional 2 million donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Government of Nicaragua on October 1, 2022.

📋 Staff Comments

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 October 1, 2022 donation as $36 million.

📚 Sources & References

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China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Nicaragua
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