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2021.03.16 08:28 GMT+8

Belarus adds China-donated COVID-19 jab to vaccination drive

Updated 2021.03.16 08:28 GMT+8
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Belarus has included the China-donated Sinopharm vaccine in its ongoing COVID-19 vaccination program. 

The country's Health Minister Dmitry Pinevich and the Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong attended a vaccination ceremony on Monday. Medical workers are the first group to receive the shot.

This batch of vaccines was handed to Belarus pm February 19. The country's program already included the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.

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