Myanmar, China jointly produce COVID-19 vaccines

STORY: Myanmar, China jointly produce COVID-19 vaccines DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:24 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signature ceremony of Myanmar, China cooperation 2. various of the production line of COVID-19 vaccines STORYLINE: Myanmar launched the production of Myancopharm COVID-19 vaccines in Yangon on Wednesday at Myanmar Pharmaceutical Industry (MPI) in collaboration with China. Lt.-Gen. Aung Lin Dwe, secretary of the State Administration Council (SAC), said Myanmar has trialed and produced COVID-19 vaccines domestically in cooperation with Sinopharm CNBG. "Technology for vaccine production was obtained and foreign currency use would be reduced as Myancopharm COVID-19 vaccines were successfully produced in the country," he said. Chinese Ambassador Chen Hai said Sinopharm's cooperative Ready to Fill (RTF) Bulk vaccine plant with Myanmar is the Chinese pharmaceutical company's first COVID-19 vaccine plant officially put into operation in