Embargo raises uncertainty over arrival of 100 million vaccine doses
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Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin during a hearing with the Parliament on April 8, 2021. (FOTO ANTARA/ Zubi Mahrofi) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Uncertainty looms large over the arrival of 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines following the embargo policy in several producing nations, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated. Hence, the (arrival) schedules of 100 million doses of vaccine until now are somewhat uncertain, Sadikin remarked during a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Thursday.
Indonesia expects to receive vaccines through duo mechanisms, with the first being via a multilateral mechanism with GAVI for the provision of 54 million doses for free and the second being to import 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through a bilateral mechanism between Bio Farma and AstraZeneca.
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Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel guard a COVID-19 vaccine shipment in Pekanbaru, Riau province on January 5, 2021. (ANTARA PHOTO/FB Anggoro/wsj)
We have taken an anticipatory step by increasing the quantity of the Sinovac vaccine (ordered). So far, the delivery of the Chinese-made vaccine has never missed the schedule. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia is seeking to order another 90 million to 100 million doses of Sinovac s COVID-19 vaccine, in anticipation of an embargo in several vaccine-producing nations, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. We have taken an anticipatory step by increasing the quantity of the Sinovac vaccine (ordered). So far, the delivery of the Chinese-made vaccine has never missed the schedule, Sadikin explained during a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Thursday.
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Chinese Government to donate Covid-19 vaccines to Palestinians
Chinese Government to donate Covid-19 vaccines to Palestinians
Ramallah, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Government will donate some 100,000 doses of its Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine to the Palestinians, WAFA news agency informed on Thursday.
Health Minister Dr. Mai al-Kaila announced that the batch will arrive in Palestine the next few days when the country expects to also receive vaccines provided by the Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization (GAVI).
In previous weeks, the official sought support from the United Nations (UN) to expand the vaccination scheme in the blockaded Gaza Strip and the equally besieged West Bank, where they are facing a rise in SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause the serious disease.
2021-03-09 09:05:52 GMT2021-03-09 17:05:52(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MALE, March 8 (Xinhua) The Maldives will begin administering the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines next Monday, local media quoting the Minister of Health reported Tuesday.
Health Minister Ahmed Naseem said the government hopes to finish administering the first dose of the Covishield vaccine and begin the second dose by next Monday. The opportunity is open for everyone above the age of 18 years to get vaccinated, Nassem was quoted saying in the Sun Online.
The Maldives has so far administered the first dose of the vaccine to 157,813 people, at a rate of around 5,000 to 8,000 per day, since the vaccinations began on Feb. 1.