COVID-19 Vaccines Arrival: 4 Million Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive

The last batch of 4 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines out of the 24 million doses purchased from China arrived in Myanmar on Sunday. The vaccines were received at Yangon International Airport by a team led by the head of Yangon Region Medical Services/ Public Health Departments.

These vaccines will be distributed to regions and states. With the newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines and the existing ones, about 50 per cent of the target groups will be fully vaccinated by December 2021. It’s reported that arrangements are being made to get more vaccines for the remaining population.

In Myanmar, as of 6 November 2021, 8.24 million people have been fully vaccinated while 5.65 million people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As a measure to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health is administering the COVID-19 vaccines to the target groups.