2021-03-17 01:36:12 GMT2021-03-17 09:36:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MONTEVIDEO, March 16 (Xinhua) Uruguay on Tuesday received a new batch of CoronaVac vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac to bolster its immunization drive against COVID-19.
A cargo plane carrying the doses landed at Carrasco International Airport in the afternoon on a flight from Beijing.
Uruguay launched a vaccination campaign on March 1 to combat COVID-19 following the arrival of the first batch of vaccines also from Sinovac.
More than 7 percent of the population has now been immunized with at least a first dose.
Last week, Vice President Beatriz Argimon and Minister of Public Health Daniel Salinas received their first dose of the vaccines.
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MONTEVIDEO, March 2 (Xinhua) Uruguay's government on Monday began its immunization campaign against COVID-19 with vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, prioritizing teachers, the military and the police. Nearly 50,000 out of a total of 140,000 people in the prioritized groups have already been scheduled to receive the vaccines, Minister of Public Health Daniel Salinas said. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Public Health Jose.