China's Sinovac builds vaccine plant in Chile

STORY: China's Sinovac builds vaccine plant in Chile DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: QUILICURA, Chile CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG DEYU, General Manager, Sinovac Holdings (Chile) Ltd. SOUNDBITES 2 (Spanish): FLAVIO SALAZAR, Chilean Minister of Science and Technology STORYLINE: Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech is building a vaccine plant in Quilicura, Chile. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG DEYU, General Manager, Sinovac Holdings (Chile) Ltd. "Today's groundbreaking ceremony for the vaccine plant in Chile marks a new beginning." The plant covers an area of over 21,000 square meters and will be dedicated to vaccine filling and production. Once completed, 50 million doses of vaccines could be produced here annually. SOUNDBITES 2 (Spanish): FLAVIO SALAZAR, Chilean Minister of Science and Technology "It's very important for Chile to have an international company like Sinovac to establish a vaccine distribution and filling plant. We believe th