500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine arrived in Cambodia on Sunday (May 16,2021). - Phnom Penh Post/ANN
PHNOM PENH, May 16 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Another 500,000 doses of China s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine touched down in Phnom Penh on May 16 and will be distributed in the capital and Kandal province, a senior health official said.
“The ad-hoc Covid-19 vaccination commission and the procurement committee led by Prime Minister Hun Sen are doing whatever possible to inoculate all residents aged 19 and over in Phnom Pen, Kandal and other provinces.
“So, this year we must vaccinate all people in these locations, ” said Ministry of Health secretary of state York Sambath during the vaccine handover ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport.
A flight carrying the fourth batch of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine Cambodia purchased from the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Sunday.Cambodia s health ministry secretary of state .
2021-05-16 14:05:56 GMT2021-05-16 22:05:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PHNOM PENH, May 16 (Xinhua) A flight carrying the fourth batch of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine Cambodia purchased from the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Sunday.
Cambodia s health ministry secretary of state Yok Sambath noted that the COVID-19 vaccine is essential for the Southeast Asian country to fight against the pandemic, expressing gratitude to China for its timely supply of the vaccine. This is another testament to the iron-clad friendship and close cooperation between Cambodia and China, she told reporters while receiving the vaccine at the Phnom Penh International Airport.
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