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Shanghai, Jan 4 (EFE/EPA).- Fosun Pharma, a Chinese listed pharmaceutical company, and Germany's BioNTech reported in December that they would supply Mainland China with 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, after regulatory approval. In March 2020, Shanghai-based pharmaceutical company Fosun Pharma made a purchase agreement with BioNTech to buy 50 million USD worth of stock. It became a strategic partner in developing and producing the mRNA vaccine. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: THE FOSUN PHARMA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
On Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced having reached a deal with the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses by July 31. That's up from the initial 100 million doses ordered already. The deal follows a similar extension of doses reached by the U.S. with Moderna for their vaccine. Both vaccines require two doses to be administered. The $2 billion deal calls for at least an additional 70 million doses to be provided to the U.S. by June 30. The remaining 30 million doses needing to be delivered by July 31. It also allows for the U.S. to obtain up to an additional 400 million doses in the future.
Quito, Aug 16 (EFE).- More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday in Quito. Donated by the Spain to COVAX, the vaccines were delivered through the COVAX Facility’s dose-sharing scheme to the Government of Ecuador. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHÁVEZ). SHOT LIST: A SHIPMENT WITH MORE THAN 100,000 DOSES OF VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 DONATED BY SPAIN, AT THE MARISCAL SUCRE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Jerusalem, Aug 1 (EFE / EPA) .- Israel began Sunday to inject the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to adults over 60 years of age, after starting this inoculation phase on Friday with President Isaac Herzog and a small number of people.(Camera: ATEF SAFADI)SHOT LIST: VACCINATION DRIVE FOR THE THIRD JAB FOR ADULTS OVER 60 IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL.
Monrovia, Jul 25 (EFE/EPA).- A shipment of Covid-19 vaccines donated by the United States through the World Organization Health Initiative's COVAX arrived Sunday in Liberia's capital. (Camera: AHMED JALLANZO). B-ROLL OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADDITIONAL DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION CULTURAL AFFAIRS & TOURISM (MICAT), IN MONROVIA, LIBERIA. SOUND BITES: LIBERIA'S HEALTH MINISTER, WILHELMINA JALLAH; COUNTRY DIRECTOR OF CONCERN WORLDWIDE, DAVE SMITH AND COUNTRY DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, FAITH AKOVI COOPER (IN ENGLISH).