Chinese donation of 400,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in Burkina Faso


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The Burkina Faso health authorities received, Saturday, September 18, at Ouagadougou international airport, 400,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from the Chinese government in the form of a donation, as part of the fight against the coronavirus. This vaccine developed by the Chinese company Sinopharm was validated on May 7, 2021 by the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use against Covid-19. Sent on September 16 from Beijing international airport, the 400,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrived at Ouagadougou international airport on Saturday. This donation, worth more than one billion FCFA “is the fruit of the excellent relations of friendship and...