Myanmar Orders 30 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From India
A nasal swab sample is taken from a truck driver in Yangon. / Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy
4.4k
By Zaw Zaw Htwe 8 January 2021
Yangon – Myanmar has ordered 30 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from India that are due to arrive by February, according to the President’s Office on Friday.
The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, is producing the COVID-19 vaccine, called Covishield, that was developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
U Zaw Htay, the President’s Office director-general, told the media that the government is planning to initially pay US$75 million (100 billion kyats), half the amount for the vaccine order.