Vaccines Arrival: 1 Million Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives from China

Ministry of Health has been working to control the COVID-19 disease by giving the COVID-19 vaccines to people in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, states and regions as well.

The second batch of one million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and syringes donated by the People's Republic of China arrived at Yangon International Airport on Saturday evening and were received by a team led by head of the Yangon Region Medical Services and Public Health Department.

These vaccines will be given to students over 12 years of age and other designated groups, an official said. China transported the first batch of one million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on November 12. In Myanmar, till November 19, 25.5 million people have been inoculated against COVID-19. The Ministry of Health is urging the people to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 disease.