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SOURCE / ECONOMY By Yin Yeping Published: Feb 28, 2021 10:48 PM
A dose of COVID19 vaccine BNT162b2 is given to a man. Photo: Courtesy of BioNTech
Despite the US government s attempt to get rid of the Chinese supply chain, Chinese syringe and needle suppliers are dealing with a production expansion after orders continue to increase worldwide, with the US setting the trend. Several large producers have seen their orders pile up for months as the Biden administration ramps up its efforts for COVID-19 vaccinations.
This comes as a US official admitted in a rare move in a recent Congressional hearing that 80 percent of the needles and syringes in use in the US originated from China.
COVID 19 Vaccine: Chinese Syringe Producers Struggle To Fulfill Orders Amid Rising Demand
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Chinese companies have also raised the price of syringes
Chinese suppliers have reported an increase in orders from the U.S.
As countries around the world roll out massive vaccination campaigns to control the spread of the coronavirus, Chinese syringe makers have dropped hints that they will not be able to fulfill all orders by June.
Some companies told Reuters that they were working around the clock to meet the orders and are trying to expand factory lines. Guo Chun, general manager of Zhejiang KangKang Medical Devices, told Reuters that the company began receiving export contracts for 10 million to 20 million syringes each in December. Before the pandemic, they would get order sizes of about 5 million each.