Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Guinea

TWEET TRANSLATION: Guinea received 200,000 doses of vaccines from China. "This symbolizes the President's commitment to protect the Guinean population, particularly the men and women on the front lines of this struggle."

Guinea on Wednesday received a donation of 200,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses from China as it seeks help from multiple sources to halt the spread of the coronavirus, according to foreign affairs minister Ibrahima Khalil Kaba. Officials in Conakry are also expecting a shipment of 864,000 doses from the Covax alliance.

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