Sources: La Tercera
At midnight, terrestrial transport between Argentina and Uruguay reopens as buses resume service to border crossings between the two countries. Both countries require a proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test in order to board the buses and enter both countries. 2021-12-11
Argentina begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years old and people with immunization problems. 2021-11-2
President Rodrigo Duterte receives his first dose of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. 2021-05-3
Sri Lanka receives 600,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine from China. Vaccination of Chinese nationals could commence first as the Medicines Regulatory Authority says that the vaccination of Sri Lankans will begin after a study by a committee of experts. 2021-03-31
Kyrgyzstan begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using China's Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. 2021-03-29
Iran receives their first shipment of 250,000 doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine. 2021-02-28
Zimbabwe receives their first shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine. 2021-02-15
Morocco says that its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all citizens and will be rolled out in the following weeks. 2020-12-8
Bahrain grants emergency use approval for a vaccine candidate produced in a partnership between Sinopharm and Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Group 42 on frontline workers. 2020-11-3
Sinopharm began Phase III trials in Peru starting with two dozen people, with the goal to vaccinate 6,000 people between the ages of 18 and 75. So far, Sinopharm has given 30,000 doses to volunteers and another 10,000 participants have received double doses in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, with additional trials planned for Morocco and Argentina. 2020-09-10