91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The Sinopharm Group booth showcased at the 91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on November 19, 2025.

91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The Sinopharm Group booth showcased at the 91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on November 19, 2025.

91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The audience visited the Sinopharm Group booth at the 91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on November 19, 2025.

91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The Sinopharm Group booth showcased at the 91st National Drug Fair in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on November 19, 2025.

Illustration SINOPHARM

Illustration SINOPHARM

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Illustration SINOPHARM, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, August 9, 2024.

Illustration SINOPHARM

Illustration SINOPHARM

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Illustration SINOPHARM, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, August 9, 2024.

Illustration SINOPHARM

Illustration SINOPHARM

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Illustration SINOPHARM, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, August 9, 2024.

Illustration SINOPHARM

Illustration SINOPHARM

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Illustration SINOPHARM, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, August 9, 2024.

Illustration SINOPHARM

Illustration SINOPHARM

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Illustration SINOPHARM, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, August 9, 2024.

Illustration SINOPHARM

Illustration SINOPHARM

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Illustration SINOPHARM, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, August 9, 2024.

Illustration SINOPHARM

Illustration SINOPHARM

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Illustration SINOPHARM, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, August 9, 2024.

China spares no efforts to ensure anti-COVID drug production, supply

STORY: China spares no efforts to ensure anti-COVID drug production, supply DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of production lines 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU XUEGANG, Ningxia Qiyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 3. various of pharma firms speeding up anti-epidemic medicine production 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI ZHILONG, Sinopharm Holding Ningxia Co., Ltd. 5. various of Luanzhen township hospital 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QIAO NAN, Director of medicine purchasing department of Luanzhen township hospital, Shaanxi 7. various of the local officials and staff working 8. various of the distribution of the health packages 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YAN CHENGWEI, Chongqing resident STORYLINE: China is implementing swift and concrete measures to accelerate drug development, production and supply, in order to guarantee better treatment of COVID-19 cases, as the country adjusts its epidemic response policy. Targeting classic symptoms of the infection, China h

Pharma firms speed up anti-epidemic medicine production

STORY: Pharma firms speed up anti-epidemic medicine production DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH/MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of pharma firms speeding up anti-epidemic medicine production 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU YANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU XIAOJIAN, Fujian Nanshaolin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU XUEGANG, Ningxia Qiyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI ZHILONG, Sinopharm Holding Ningxia Co., Ltd. 6. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHOU YANG, Xinhua correspondent 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): JIANG YUMEI, Hebei Divinity Pharmacy China Co., Ltd. 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GAO YUN, Market regulation official, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): NIU LIZHEN, Resident in Shuozhou 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): YIN ZHANJUN, Shuocheng Branch, Shuozhou Administration for Market Regulation STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU YANG, Xinhua correspondent "China is going all out to ensure the

China's Shanghai revs up delivery of medicines

STORY: China's Shanghai revs up delivery of medicines DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the warehouse 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN JUNFENG, Manager of No. 2 warehouse, Shanghai Logistics Center of Sinopharm Logistics 3. various of the warehouse 4. various of a pharmacy STORYLINE: As Chinese localities and enterprises ramp up efforts to ensure the supply of fever and cold drugs to meet the needs of people infected with COVID-19, drug delivery companies in Shanghai are operating 24 hours a day to accelerate the delivery of medicines. At the No. 2 warehouse of Shanghai Logistics Center of Sinopharm Logistics, the receiving area is filled with medicine boxes that have just been unloaded, including analgesics and antipyretics. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN JUNFENG, Manager of No. 2 warehouse, Shanghai Logistics Center of Sinopharm Logistics "At present, about 330,000 pieces are stored in this warehouse, and 48,000 pieces come in and out eve

CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-OPENING TO PUBLIC (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-OPENING TO PUBLIC (CN)

(220903) -- BEIJING, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2022 shows a booth of China's Sinopharm at the China National Convention Center during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China. The CIFTIS opend to the public on Saturday. (Xinhua/Qi Xiaoyi)

Chinese COVID-19 vaccines save lives, boost economic growth in Cambodia: expert

STORY: Chinese COVID-19 vaccines save lives, boost economic growth in Cambodia: expert DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of Chinese vaccines arriving at Cambodiavarious of people getting vaccinatedSOUNDBITE (English): THONG MENGDAVID, Research fellow at the Phnom Penh-based Asian Vision Institutevarious of street view in Cambodia STORYLINE: A Cambodian expert says Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have not only helped protect the lives of Cambodian people but also boosted the economic growth in the Southeast Asian nation. Most of the vaccines used in the kingdom's immunization campaign are from China's Sinovac and Sinopharm. SOUNDBITE (English): THONG MENGDAVID, Research fellow at the Phnom Penh-based Asian Vision Institute "China was the first country to help Cambodia in the early days after the COVID-19 pandemic. With China's vaccines, Cambodia could accomplish the nationwide vaccination programs, achieve strong herd immunity. Chinese vaccines have

CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-ACHIEVEMENTS (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-CIFTIS-ACHIEVEMENTS (CN)

(220901) -- BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2022 shows the booth of Sinopharm during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, on Sept. 1, 2022. The CIFTIS is held in Beijing from Aug. 31 to Sept. 5. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

World Health Expo displays new healthcare technologies

STORY: World Health Expo displays new healthcare technologies DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo STORYLINE: The 2022 World Health Expo opened in central China's Wuhan on Friday. The expo has attracted nearly 1,000 exhibitors from home and abroad, including Sinopharm, Siemens and Philips, to attend online and offline. New technologies and products in the healthcare industry such as domestically-made CT scanners, 5G-connected ambulances and remote-controlled B-mode ultrasound machines are exhibited in the three-day event. Twenty-four contracts worth a total of 44.4 billion yuan (about 6.6 billion U.S. dollars) were signed at the opening ceremony. The expo also includes several forums. Experts in various fields call for cooperation to boost development of the global healthcare industry. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China. (XHTV)

Tanzania receives 3 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by China

STORY: Tanzania receives 3 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by China DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: HEALTH/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony STORYLINE: The government of Tanzania on Thursday received a donation of 3 million COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China. Chu Kun, Economic and Commercial Counselor in the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, handed over the vaccines to the director of Preventive Services in the Ministry of Health, Beatrice Mutayoba, at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. She said the 3 million vaccine doses will be used to vaccinate 1.5 million people in the east African nation. She added that 10,115,804 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which is equal to 16.51 percent of all Tanzanians. She urged people to continue taking preventive measures against COVID-19, including taking the jabs, saying the pandemic was still prevalent in

GLOBALink | China hands over additional 10 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia

STORY: China hands over additional 10 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: HEALTH/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HABTAMU WORKU, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIA TADESSE, Ethiopian Minister of Health 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHAO ZHIYUAN, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia 4. various of the arrival of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine 5. various of the handover ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HABTAMU WORKU, Xinhua reporter "The Chinese government on Monday handed over an additional 10 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Ethiopian government. The latest batch of the 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses is slated to further boost Ethiopia's anti-COVID-19 vaccination efforts while playing a crucial role in combating the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. The handover ceremony was attended by senior Ethiopian government officials and members of the Chinese diplomatic community in Ethiopian capital Ad

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-HANDOVER

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-HANDOVER

(220627) -- ADDIS ABABA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Minister of Health Lia Tadesse (2nd L) and Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia Zhao Zhiyuan (2nd R) sign documents during a handover ceremony of the Chinsese COVID-19 vaccine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 27, 2022. The Chinese government on Monday handed over an additional 10 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-HANDOVER

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-HANDOVER

(220627) -- ADDIS ABABA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Minister of Health Lia Tadesse (L) and Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia Zhao Zhiyuan exchange documents during a handover ceremony of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 27, 2022. The Chinese government on Monday handed over an additional 10 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

Chinese vaccines help protect Cambodian children against COVID-19

STORY: Chinese vaccines help protect Cambodian children against COVID-19 DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Cambodia 2. SOUNDBITE (Cambodian) OUK SOCHEATA, Market vendor 3. SOUNDBITE (Cambodian) UNG BUNHENG, Public servant in Southern Kandal province STORYLINE: Life has returned to normal for children in Cambodia as most of them have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and the southeast Asian nation has reported no new cases for more than three weeks. Cambodia has administered COVID-19 vaccines to over 15 million people, or 94 percent of its total population of 16 million, the Health Ministry said, adding that 4.72 million of them, or 29.5 percent, are children aged three to 18 years old. China's Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines have been widely used in the country's immunization program, and Sinovac is the only vaccine used to inoculate children. With high rates of vaccination, children are able to return to schoo

Myanmar starts administering locally produced Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines

STORY: Myanmar starts administering locally produced Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:57 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: Myanmar has begun administering locally filled-and-packed doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, locally known as the Myancopharm vaccines, according to the Ministry of Health on Thursday. "The inoculation of Myancopharm COVID-19 vaccines has begun not only in Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon but also in other regions and states," Than Naing Soe, a director from the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua on Thursday. Union Minister for Health Thet Khaing Win observed the administering of Myancopharm COVID-19 vaccines in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday. Myanmar's Ministry of Industry, in collaboration with China National Biotec Group (CNBG), affiliated with Sinopharm, domestically packed and produced the Myancopharm COVID-19 vaccines. The health ministry said it received a total of 1 million doses o

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

(220503) -- BEIJING, May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 22, 2022 shows the inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants developed by the China National Biotec Group affiliated with Sinopharm. The inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants developed by the China National Biotec Group affiliated with Sinopharm was approved for clinical trials by the National Medical Products Administration on April 26. The clinical trials are expected to conclude in three to four months and will be gradually put into use. (Xinhua)

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

(220503) -- BEIJING, May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A clinical trial volunteer receives a dose of China's inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 1, 2022. The inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants developed by the China National Biotec Group affiliated with Sinopharm was approved for clinical trials by the National Medical Products Administration on April 26. The clinical trials are expected to conclude in three to four months and will be gradually put into use. (Xinhua)

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

(220503) -- BEIJING, May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A clinical trial volunteer receives a dose of China's inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 2, 2022. The inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants developed by the China National Biotec Group affiliated with Sinopharm was approved for clinical trials by the National Medical Products Administration on April 26. The clinical trials are expected to conclude in three to four months and will be gradually put into use. (Xinhua)

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

CHINA-COVID-19-OMICRON-VACCINE-CLINICAL TRIAL (CN)

(220503) -- BEIJING, May 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A clinical trial volunteer receives a dose of China's inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 1, 2022. The inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants developed by the China National Biotec Group affiliated with Sinopharm was approved for clinical trials by the National Medical Products Administration on April 26. The clinical trials are expected to conclude in three to four months and will be gradually put into use. (Xinhua)

Cambodia's choice of China as strategic vaccine supplier proves right, say Cambodian scholars

STORY: Cambodia's choice of China as strategic vaccine supplier proves right, say Cambodian scholars DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: HEALTH/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): KIN PHEA, Director-general of the International Relations Institute at the Royal Academy of Cambodia 2. various of Kin Phea in interview 3. file of plane carrying Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Phnom Penh 3. file of people receiving COVID-19 vaccines in Phnom Penh 4. various of road traffic at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Cambodia has made a right decision to choose China as the strategic supplier of COVID-19 vaccines, which have enabled the country to achieve strong herd immunity very early, Cambodian scholars said. The southeast Asian nation launched a national vaccination drive against COVID-19 in February 2021, with most of the vaccines being Sinovac and Sinopharm, and reached full herd immunity just in eight months. Kin Phea, director-general of t

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

INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-COVID-19-VACCINATION

INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-COVID-19-VACCINATION

(220322) -- SURAKARTA, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker inoculates a woman with a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, March 22, 2022. Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control has approved the use of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a booster or the third dose for people aged over 18, the agency's head Penny Lukito said on Tuesday. Currently, Indonesia has six booster vaccines, namely Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen, and Sinopharm. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-COVID-19-VACCINATION

INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-COVID-19-VACCINATION

(220322) -- SURAKARTA, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker inoculates a woman with a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, March 22, 2022. Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control has approved the use of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a booster or the third dose for people aged over 18, the agency's head Penny Lukito said on Tuesday. Currently, Indonesia has six booster vaccines, namely Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen, and Sinopharm. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-COVID-19-VACCINATION

INDONESIA-SURAKARTA-COVID-19-VACCINATION

(220322) -- SURAKARTA, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker inoculates a woman with a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, March 22, 2022. Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control has approved the use of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a booster or the third dose for people aged over 18, the agency's head Penny Lukito said on Tuesday. Currently, Indonesia has six booster vaccines, namely Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen, and Sinopharm. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

VIETNAM-HANOI-CHINA-COVID-19-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

VIETNAM-HANOI-CHINA-COVID-19-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

(220209) -- HANOI, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo (L) and Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnam's deputy minister of national defense, attend a handover ceremony of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 8, 2022. The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense has received the second batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine presented by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.A PLA transport aircraft carrying the vaccine doses arrived late Tuesday at Noi Bai International Airport in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. (Chinese Embassy to Vietnam/Handout via Xinhua)

VIETNAM-HANOI-CHINA-COVID-19-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

VIETNAM-HANOI-CHINA-COVID-19-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

(220209) -- HANOI, Feb. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo (3rd L) and Hoang Xuan Chien (4th R), Vietnam's deputy minister of national defense, attend a handover ceremony of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 8, 2022. The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense has received the second batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine presented by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.A PLA transport aircraft carrying the vaccine doses arrived late Tuesday at Noi Bai International Airport in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. (Chinese Embassy to Vietnam/Handout via Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: China-proposed outlook for Horn of Africa ignites hope for stability, development

Xinhua Headlines: China-proposed outlook for Horn of Africa ignites hope for stability, development

(220205) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Feb. 10, 2021. (Photo by Li Boyuan/Xinhua)

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-DONATION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-DONATION

(220126) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian (R) touches elbows with Tanzanian Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Ummy Mwalimu during a handover ceremony of COVID-19 vaccines at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 26, 2022. The government of Tanzania on Wednesday received the second donation batch of 800,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-DONATION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINA-COVID-19 VACCINES-DONATION

(220126) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian (L) and Tanzanian Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Ummy Mwalimu attend a handover ceremony of COVID-19 vaccines at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 26, 2022. The government of Tanzania on Wednesday received the second donation batch of 800,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA-COVID-19-VACCINE-DONATION

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA-COVID-19-VACCINE-DONATION

(220122) -- ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Minister of Health Lia Tadesse (R) speaks during a handover ceremony of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 20, 2022. The Chinese government on Thursday donated an additional 2.2 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia, giving a boost to the East African nation's vaccination efforts. China has so far donated around 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia, which the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said is playing a crucial role in combating the virus. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

REPUBLIC OF CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE-COVID-19-CHINA-DONATED VACCINE-ARRIVAL

REPUBLIC OF CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE-COVID-19-CHINA-DONATED VACCINE-ARRIVAL

(220121) -- BRAZZAVILLE, Jan. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese ambassador to the Republic of the Congo Ma Fulin (1st R) hands over a box of COVID-19 vaccine to Congolese official at Maya-Maya airport in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, Jan. 20, 2022. The Republic of the Congo has received 200,000 additional doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from the Chinese government. (Xinhua)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

(220109) -- SARAJEVO, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination point of a shopping mall in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 8, 2022. Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a vaccination event was organized on Jan. 8 in Sarajevo City Center shopping mall. Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines were available for the first, second and third dose. (Photo by Nedim Grabovica/Xinhua)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

(220109) -- SARAJEVO, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination point of a shopping mall in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 8, 2022. Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a vaccination event was organized on Jan. 8 in Sarajevo City Center shopping mall. Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines were available for the first, second and third dose. (Photo by Nedim Grabovica/Xinhua)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

(220109) -- SARAJEVO, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2022 shows a vaccination point at a shopping mall in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 8, 2022. Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a vaccination event was organized on Jan. 8 in Sarajevo City Center shopping mall. Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines were available for the first, second and third dose. (Photo by Nedim Grabovica/Xinhua)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

(220109) -- SARAJEVO, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up for COVID-19 vaccination at a vaccination point of a shopping mall in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 8, 2022. Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a vaccination event was organized on Jan. 8 in Sarajevo City Center shopping mall. Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines were available for the first, second and third dose. (Photo by Nedim Grabovica/Xinhua)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA-SARAJEVO-SHOPPING MALL VACCINATION

(220109) -- SARAJEVO, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination point of a shopping mall in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jan. 8, 2022. Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a vaccination event was organized on Jan. 8 in Sarajevo City Center shopping mall. Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines were available for the first, second and third dose. (Photo by Nedim Grabovica/Xinhua)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Comorian President Azali Assoumani receives the first dose of coronavirus vaccine produced by China's Sinopharm in Moroni, Comoros, April 10, 2021. (Photo by Han Lin/Xinhua)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers convey a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A doctor shows a box of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Varoslod, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2021. Hungary has started to administer China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on that day. (Tamas Vasvari/MTI via Xinhua)

Covid-19 vaccination in Bangladesh

Covid-19 vaccination in Bangladesh

A Chinese national receiving a dose of SinopharmâÂÂs COVID-19 vaccine sent by China as gift at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 29, 2021. Bangladesh received 5,00,000 doses of ChinaâÂÂs Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a gift to continue its vaccination drive, which was halted due to shortage of India-made Astrazeneca jabs. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Covid-19 vaccination in Bangladesh

Covid-19 vaccination in Bangladesh

Chinese nationals wait at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for SinopharmâÂÂs COVID-19 vaccine sent by China as gift, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 29, 2021. Bangladesh received 5,00,000 doses of ChinaâÂÂs Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine as a gift to continue its vaccination drive, which was halted due to shortage of India-made Astrazeneca jabs. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM