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Türkiye to start domestic production of Hepatitis A vaccine: president

STORY: Türkiye to start domestic production of Hepatitis A vaccine: president SHOOTING TIME:Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara 2. various of Erdogan visiting the vaccine production center STORYLINE: Hepatitis A vaccine, of which Türkiye gets mostly supplies from abroad, will be produced domestically, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. Erdogan made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in the Turkish capital of Ankara, a joint venture of Türkiye's Alagoz Holding and China's Sinovac Biotech, with a total factory area of 29,500 square meters. Türkiye will be the fourth country to produce this vaccine at the highest standard, Erdogan said. "Our dependence on foreign supplies will decrease. We will also have advanced and trained human resources," he added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-HEPATITIS A VACCINE-JOINT VENTURE-INAUGURATION

(231031) -- ANKARA, Oct. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Rear) speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, Türkiye, on Oct. 31, 2023. Hepatitis A vaccine, of which Türkiye gets mostly supplies from abroad, will be produced domestically, Erdogan said Tuesday. Erdogan made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, a joint venture of Türkiye's Alagoz Holding and China's Sinovac Biotech, with a total factory area of 29,500 square meters. (Xinhua/Li Zhenbei)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-HEPATITIS A VACCINE-JOINT VENTURE-INAUGURATION

(231031) -- ANKARA, Oct. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) visits the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, Türkiye, on Oct. 31, 2023. Hepatitis A vaccine, of which Türkiye gets mostly supplies from abroad, will be produced domestically, Erdogan said Tuesday. Erdogan made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, a joint venture of Türkiye's Alagoz Holding and China's Sinovac Biotech, with a total factory area of 29,500 square meters. (Xinhua/Li Zhenbei)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-HEPATITIS A VACCINE-JOINT VENTURE-INAUGURATION

(231031) -- ANKARA, Oct. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, Türkiye, on Oct. 31, 2023. Hepatitis A vaccine, of which Türkiye gets mostly supplies from abroad, will be produced domestically, Erdogan said Tuesday. Erdogan made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, a joint venture of Türkiye's Alagoz Holding and China's Sinovac Biotech, with a total factory area of 29,500 square meters. (Xinhua/Li Zhenbei)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-HEPATITIS A VACCINE-JOINT VENTURE-INAUGURATION

(231031) -- ANKARA, Oct. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4th L) attends a ribbon cutting at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, Türkiye, on Oct. 31, 2023. Hepatitis A vaccine, of which Türkiye gets mostly supplies from abroad, will be produced domestically, Erdogan said Tuesday. Erdogan made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the KeyVac Vaccine Production Center in Ankara, a joint venture of Türkiye's Alagoz Holding and China's Sinovac Biotech, with a total factory area of 29,500 square meters. (Xinhua/Li Zhenbei)

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Dominicans highlight effectiveness of vaccine from China's Sinovac

STORY: Dominicans highlight effectiveness of vaccine from China's Sinovac DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Santo Domingo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dominican Republic 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ARIS YVAN LORENZO, Legislator in Dominican Republic 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LORRAINE HERNANDEZ, Obstetrics physician in Dominican Republic 4. various of the Dominican Republic STORYLINE: Dominicans who have benefited from COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac highlighted on Friday the help provided by China to face the pandemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ARIS YVAN LORENZO, Legislator in Dominican Republic "We Dominicans feel highly grateful to the Chinese people. At a time when the world was in the dark during the search for medicine to face a great challenge that was the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese people appeared and gave us peace of mind." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LORRAINE HERNANDEZ, Obstetrics physician in Dominican Republic "The vaccine that we

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Xinhua Headlines: China delivers acclaimed performance in fighting once-in-a-century pandemic

(230120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks tags on vials of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine at a packing line of Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Ltd. in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2022 shows the production line of COVID-19 vaccine under the Butantan Institute in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since June 2020, Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac has carried out cooperation with the Butantan Institute to conduct a number of clinical studies, the most important of which is the Phase III clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Persistent COVID-19 pandemic profoundly shapes world The persistent COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous damage to people's lives and health, had a profound impact on the world economy and people's work and life, and exacerbated supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. Putting people and their lives first, the Chinese government has been optimizing its response measures, and has achieved major positive results in coordinating epidemic prevention and control with socioeconomic development. Countries worldwide should focus o

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Xinhua Headlines: COVID-19 responses attest to China's strength, resilience

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows packages of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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Malaysia secures Sinovac vaccine supply as COVID-19 infections rise

STORY: Malaysia secures Sinovac vaccine supply as COVID-19 infections rise DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag 2. various of Pharmaniaga logo and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines in the storage warehouse 3. various of production of the COVID-19 vaccine in progress (courtesy of Pharmaniaga) 4. various of crowds getting Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines injection 5. various of ambulances on the road 6. various of COVID-19-related public service announcements in Kuala Lumpur 7. various of crowds accepting COVID-19 swab testing and medical practitioners at work STORYLINE: Malaysia has secured sufficient stocks of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to meet local demand, Malaysian pharmaceutical company Pharmaniaga said on Friday. The vaccine will be used for adults and children and as additional boosters for adults at private hospitals and clinics across the country, the company said in a statement. Pharmaniaga group's managi

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Egypt receives new batch of China-donated vaccines

STORY: Egypt receives new batch of China-donated vaccines DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG TAO, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHALED ABDEL-GHAFFAR, Egyptian Minister of Health and Population 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HEBA WALI, Head of VACSERA STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent "A ceremony of COVID-19 vaccine donation by the Chinese government to Egypt is being held here at the factory of VACSERA, the Egyptian state-owned vaccine producer. During the ceremony today, the automated complex for vaccine storage and distribution sponsored by China's Sinovac will also be handed over to the Egyptian side." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG TAO, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Egypt "The Chinese-Egyptian cooperation on epidemic control, especially in vaccine production, is at the forefront of China-Afr

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Egyptian vaccine producer chief speaks highly of cooperation with China's Sinovac

STORY: Egyptian vaccine producer chief speaks highly of cooperation with China's Sinovac DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of the company complexSOUNDBITE (Arabic): HEBA WALI, Chairperson of Egypt's Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA)various of vaccine production lines STORYLINE: A chief of an Egyptian vaccine producer has spoken highly of the cooperation with China's vaccine developer Sinovac. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HEBA WALI, Chairperson of Egypt's Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) "We started cooperation with Sinovac after signing an agreement in April 2021, with the arrival of Chinese experts to Egypt with raw materials in June 2021. The process of technology transfer in normal times takes more than a year or a year and a half until the final product comes out, but due to the urgent need, there was close cooperation between VACSERA and Sinovac, whether at the level of technical experts, prod

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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

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-COVID-19-CHINESE VACCINES

(220717) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Adults encourage by applauding as a girl is about to receive a dose of CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac at a vaccination site in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-COVID-19-CHINESE VACCINES

(220717) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl receives a dose of CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac at a vaccination site in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-COVID-19-CHINESE VACCINES

(220717) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children leave after receiving doses of CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac at a vaccination site in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-COVID-19-CHINESE VACCINES

(220717) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker administers a dose of CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac to a boy at a vaccination site in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-COVID-19-CHINESE VACCINES

(220717) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy gets ready to receive a dose of CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac at a vaccination site in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-COVID-19-CHINESE VACCINES

(220717) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker administers a dose of CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac to a girl at a vaccination site in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-COVID-19-CHINESE VACCINES

(220717) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker prepares a dose of CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac at a vaccination site in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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Chinese firms popular at Egypt's largest medical expo

STORY: Chinese firms popular at Egypt's largest medical expo DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the expo 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ESSAM HALIM DEMETRIOS, Egyptian pharmacist 3 various of the expo 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OMAR ABDEL-AZIZ, Director of Egypt's Unified Procurement Authority (UPA) technical bureau STORYLINE: At an exhibition center on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, several Chinese pharmaceutical and medical companies have drawn the interests of visitors who were seeking business opportunities in one of the largest medical exhibitions and conferences in Africa. The Africa Health ExCon, which was held from June 5 to 7, featured various products including vaccines, medicines and medical equipment, and host some 350 companies from over 100 countries. Among the firms participating in the event was China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac, which jointly produces COVID-19 vaccines with Egypt's state-owned vaccine p

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EGYPT-CAIRO-AFRICA HEALTH EXCON

(220607) -- CAIRO, June 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac at the Africa Health ExCon in Cairo, Egypt, on June 6, 2022. The Africa Health ExCon, which was held from June 5 to 7, features various products including vaccines, medicines and medical equipment, and hosts some 350 companies from over 100 countries. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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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

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Ecuador receives new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China

STORY: Ecuador receives new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: QUITO CATEGORY: MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sinovac vaccines arriving 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Miguel Moreira, Ecuadorian Vice Minister of Public Health 3. various of Sinovac vaccines arriving STORYLINE: Ecuador on Tuesday received a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government. After the Sinovac vaccines arrived in Quito, Ecuador's Vice President Alfredo Borrero expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for contributing to the success of Ecuador's immunization plan. Ecuadorian Vice Minister of Public Health Miguel Moreira also highlighted the importance of Sinovac vaccines since they have contributed to keeping the pandemic under control. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Miguel Moreira, Ecuadorian Vice Minister of Public Health "Around 53 percent of the vaccine doses inoculated against COVID-19 in Ecuador are of the Sinovac brand. Therefore, China has been fund

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Vox Pop: What do Ecuadorians say about Chinese vaccines?

STORY: Vox Pop: What do Ecuadorians say about Chinese vaccines? DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Quito CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1.SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SEBASTIAN VERDESOTO, Advisor 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARIUXI GABINO, Student 3.SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ROBERTO SERRANO, Teacher 4.SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): LETTY ERAZO, Entrepreneur 5.SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): JOHANA PALADINES, Cafeteria worker 6.SOUNDBITE 6 (Spanish): ROBERTO SERRANO, Teacher 7.SOUNDBITE 7 (Spanish): RICHARD HERMOSA, Icecream shop worker 8.SOUNDBITE 8 (Spanish): JENNIFER CHICAIZA, Student STORYLINE: Quito, Capital of Ecuador Q: What vaccines did you receive and how did you feel? SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SEBASTIAN VERDESOTO, Advisor "I have had no reactions (with China's Sinovac). The only thing is, the Astrazeneca caught me like a very strong flu, but that was the third dose. The first and second doses from Sinovac were super good. I had no reaction at all." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARIUXI GABINO, Student "Yes, the Sinovac va

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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

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BENIN-COTONOU-CHINA-VACCINE-MEDICAL EQUIPMENT-DONATION

(220510) -- COTONOU, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Benin Yan Yan (R, Front) presents medical equipment to the cabinet director of the Beninese Ministry of Health Petas Akogbeto (L, Front) in Cotonou, Benin, on May 10, 2022. Benin on Tuesday received a batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines as well as medical equipment donated by the Chinese government. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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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

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Turkey confirms 4,217 daily COVID-19 cases

STORY: Turkey confirms 4,217 daily COVID-19 cases DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkey 2. various of people receiving vaccines STORYLINE: Turkey on Tuesday reported 4,217 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 15,003,714, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 23. A total of 162,855 tests were conducted over the past day, the ministry said. Turkey started mass COVID-19 vaccination on Jan. 14 after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine. More than 57.80 million people have received their first doses of the vaccine, while over 53.01 million had their second doses. Turkey has so far administered over 147 million doses including third booster jabs. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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China-sponsored vaccine cold storage facility breaks ground in Egypt

STORY: China-sponsored vaccine cold storage facility breaks ground in Egypt DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction site of the vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China's Sinovac 2. various of Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang and Egypt's higher education and scientific research minister and acting health minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar visiting an exhibition about China-Egypt cooperation in fighting COVID-19 3. various of Egypt's VACSERA chief Heba Wali giving a speech 4. various of representative of Sinovac Zhang Qichao introducing the vaccine cold storage facility 5. various of Liao Liqiang giving a speech 6. various of Egyptian Ambassador to China Mohamed Elbadri giving an online speech 7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHALED ABDEL GHAFFAR, Egypt's higher education and scientific research minister and acting health minister 8. various of construction site of the vaccine cold storage facility STORYLINE: A vaccine cold storage fac

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EGYPT-CHINA-VACCINE COLD STORAGE FACILITY-CONSTRUCTION

(220417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang addresses the commencement ceremony for a vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China, in Giza, Egypt, April 14, 2022. The vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China's Sinovac started construction this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said in a statement on April 16. With the support of the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, the advanced facility will boost Egypt's vaccine storage capacity, Liao Liqiang told the ceremony for the project on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CHINA-VACCINE COLD STORAGE FACILITY-CONSTRUCTION

(220417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 14, 2022 shows a building under construction, which is sponsored by China to Egypt for vaccine storage, in Giza, Egypt. The vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China's Sinovac started construction this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said in a statement on April 16. With the support of the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, the advanced facility will boost Egypt's vaccine storage capacity, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang told the ceremony for the project on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CHINA-VACCINE COLD STORAGE FACILITY-CONSTRUCTION

(220417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt's higher education and scientific research minister and acting health minister, addresses the commencement ceremony for a vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China, in Giza, Egypt, April 14, 2022. The vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China's Sinovac started construction this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said in a statement on April 16. With the support of the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, the advanced facility will boost Egypt's vaccine storage capacity, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang told the ceremony for the project on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CHINA-VACCINE COLD STORAGE FACILITY-CONSTRUCTION

(220417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 14, 2022 shows a building under construction, which is sponsored by China to Egypt for vaccine storage, in Giza, Egypt. The vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China's Sinovac started construction this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said in a statement on April 16. With the support of the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, the advanced facility will boost Egypt's vaccine storage capacity, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang told the ceremony for the project on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CHINA-VACCINE COLD STORAGE FACILITY-CONSTRUCTION

(220417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 14, 2022 shows a building under construction, which is sponsored by China to Egypt for vaccine storage, in Giza, Egypt. The vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China's Sinovac started construction this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said in a statement on April 16. With the support of the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, the advanced facility will boost Egypt's vaccine storage capacity, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang told the ceremony for the project on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CHINA-VACCINE COLD STORAGE FACILITY-CONSTRUCTION

(220417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 14, 2022 shows a building under construction, which is sponsored by China to Egypt for vaccine storage, in Giza, Egypt. The vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China's Sinovac started construction this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said in a statement on April 16. With the support of the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, the advanced facility will boost Egypt's vaccine storage capacity, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang told the ceremony for the project on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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New arrival of China-donated jabs helps Cambodia's COVID-19 vaccination

STORY: New arrival of China-donated jabs helps Cambodia's COVID-19 vaccination DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a plane carrying Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arriving at the Phnom Penh International Airport 2. various of Yok Sambath and Wu Guoquan welcoming the vaccine's arrival 3. various of airport workers unloading vaccine from the plane 4. various of airport workers loading vaccine onto a refrigeration vehicle STORYLINE: A plane carrying another batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday amid the country's booster shots vaccination drive. The arrival of the new batch was livestreamed on Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen's official Facebook page, the state-run National Television of Cambodia (TVK), and the country's online news provider Fresh News. Ministry of Health Secretary of State Yok Sambath and Wu Guoquan, economic and commercial counselor of the Chinese Emb

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

(220329) -- PHNOM PENH, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows packages of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A plane carrying another batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday amid the country's booster shots vaccination drive. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

(220329) -- PHNOM PENH, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An airport worker transports the package of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 29, 2022. A plane carrying another batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday amid the country's booster shots vaccination drive. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

(220329) -- PHNOM PENH, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Airport workers upload the package of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine onto a refrigeration vehicle at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 29, 2022. A plane carrying another batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday amid the country's booster shots vaccination drive. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-VACCINE-ARRIVAL

(220329) -- PHNOM PENH, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Airport workers unload the packages of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from a plane at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 29, 2022. A plane carrying another batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday amid the country's booster shots vaccination drive. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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Bangladesh rolls out vaccination for 2nd COVID-19 dose

STORY: Bangladesh rolls out vaccination for 2nd COVID-19 dose DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people lining up to receive second COVID-19 vaccine doses at a temporary center in Dhaka, Bangladesh 2. various of Sinovac vaccines 3. various of health workers vaccinating people STORYLINE: Thousands of people have lined up in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country to receive their second COVID-19 vaccine dose. The Bangladeshi government launched a mega vaccination drive on Monday for administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. The special drive came about a month after a rollout program to administer the first dose. Bangladeshi Health Minister Zahid Maleque said the mass COVID-19 vaccination drive for administering the second dose will continue till Wednesday. He said some 22.5 million people are expected to receive their second dose during the drive. Bangladesh had vaccinated around 127 million peopl

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Turkish specialist praises China's anti-pandemic measures

STORY: Turkish specialist praises China's anti-pandemic measures DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul 2. various of Istanbul city in Turkey 3. various of Reyap Hospital in Istanbul 4. various of Sinovac vaccine chamber 5. various of the vaccination STORYLINE: A leading Turkish specialist on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology praised China's COVID-19 prevention and control measures that prioritize public health. China has been successfully integrating the coronavirus restrictions that regulate social life with its vaccination efforts, always putting public health in the first place, said Bulent Ertugrul, an expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital in Istanbul "The vaccination is at the heart of the pharmacological struggle method (in China), and it (China) is the country that administered the

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Xinhua Headlines: Press freedom degenerates into political tool as Western media hire Chinese reporters in new...

(220315) -- BEIJING, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members transport cargos containing Sinovac vaccines donated by the Chinese government in Pasay City, the Philippines, Dec. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Philippines approves emergency use of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children

STORY: Philippines approves emergency use of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children DATELINE: March 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Manila 2. footage of Chinese vaccine arriving at Philippine airport 3. various of Filipinos receiving COVID-19 jabs STORYLINE: The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the emergency use authorization for China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said on Monday. Duque said the government would soon administer the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, or the inactivated CoronaVac vaccine, to children aged six and above. "We are just looking at the operational details to implement this. But it will not take long," Duque added. CoronaVac is the second COVID-19 vaccine allowed to be administered to children in the Philippines. The FDA earlier granted emergency use of Pfizer vaccine for children. The Sinovac vaccine is also the first vaccine delivered in Manila as C

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Xinhua Headlines: China promotes cooperation, dialogue as global uncertainties ascend

(220307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members transport cargos containing Sinovac vaccines donated by the Chinese government in Pasay City, the Philippines, Dec. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Xinhua Headlines: China expected to play growing role in global development, stability

(220303) -- BEIJING, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 6, 2021 shows a container of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese company Sinovac at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia. (Colombian Presidential Office/Handout via Xinhua)