Kyrgyzstan to receive 150,000 more doses of Sinopharm vaccine

Bishkek, May 25, 2021 . / Kabar / . Another 150,000 doses of inactivated Sinopharm vaccine from the Chinese manufacturer Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co. Ltd. will soon arrive in the Kyrgyz Republic, Ainura Akmatova, the head of the Public Health Department of the republic’s Ministry of Health and Social Development said during a briefing Tuesday. "The vaccine will be provided as humanitarian aid at no cost," she said. Kyrgyzstan has started COVID-19 vaccination campaign on March 29 using China-donated vaccine after receiving 150 thousand doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from the Chinese manufacturer Beijing Institute of Biological Product Co. Ltd on March 19. The vaccination is carried out twice, with an interval of 25-28 days. No side effects have been reported after immunization with this vaccine. In addition, the first batch of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in the amount of 20,000 doses was delivered to Bishkek on April 22, and 20,000 more doses of the second component of Sputnik V were received on May 10. As of today, number of Kyrgyzstanis vaccinated against coronavirus stands at 74,792.