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

The Chinese government on Monday handed over an additional 10 million Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia. The latest batch of the 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses is expected to further boost Ethiopia’s anti-COVID-19 vaccination efforts while playing a crucial role in combating the socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic. The handover ceremony was attended by senior Ethiopian government officials and members of the Chinese diplomatic mission in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Ethiopian Minister of Health Lia Tadesse said during the handover ceremony that the latest donation, which is the seventh batch of vaccine donations from China to Ethiopia, would…