UAE to Become First Country Outside of China to Manufacture Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccines

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi closed out his Persian Gulf tour on Sunday with a major announcement that the United Arab Emirates would become the first country outside of China to manufacture the widely-distributed Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, making the UAE the first country in the region to build vaccine production capacity.

The new factory will be based in Abu Dhabi as part of a joint venture between Sinopharm and the Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42.

Once it’s fully operational, the new facility will produce up to 200 million doses a year. Production is expected to begin in April. (REUTERS)

Chinese Vaccine Headlines From Across Africa:

  • SOUTH AFRICA: Chinese ambassador Chen Xiaodong announced on Twitter that Beijing stands ready “to provide COVID-19 vaccines to South Africa as long as there is a need” and assuming Chinese jabs are approved by regulatory authorities. (@AMBCHENXIAODONG)
  • ANGOLA: Angolan Health Minister Silvia Lutucuta took delivery of a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines that arrived at Luanda’s international airport on Friday, the first shipment of any COVID-19 vaccines in the country. (XINHUA)
  • MOROCCO:  The health ministry says it is expecting a new shipment of 2 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine “soon” and that it does not expect a pause in AstraZeneca shipments from India to impact the country’s goal of achieving herd immunity by the summer. (REUTERS)
  • SUDAN: A Chinese air force cargo jet landed in Khartoum on Friday with an unknown quantity of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines. Unlike previous donations in Africa, a portion of this shipment was provided by the People’s Liberation Army. (CGTN)
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