Staff members transfer the first batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine purchased by Hungary at the Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 16, 2021. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua) "We are the first country in the European Union (EU) that uses Sinopharm vaccine. We try to save lives and preserve the economy, and we are fighting together with our Chinese friends against COVID-19," said Tamas Menczer, state secretary.
A shipment of 550,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses developed by China's Sinopharm Tuesday reached Budapest, capital of Hungary, making it the first of the EU to receive a Chinese vaccine.
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HK to receive first batch of 1 million Sinovac shots by Friday: company By Leng Shumei and Fan Anqi Published: Feb 17, 2021 07:58 PM Updated: Feb 17, 2021 10:12 PM
A worker from Chinese mainland vaccine producer Sinovac checks shots of the company s COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac that will leave storage in Beijing for Hong Kong on Wednesday. Photo: Courtesy of Sinovac
The recent Spring Festival not only saw an energetic Chinese society that has revived itself from the COVID-19 epidemic, but also the growing importance of China s COVID-19 vaccines for the world as many countries saw Chinese vaccines as their most anticipated Spring Festival gifts from China.
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