Cambodia approves emergency use of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Cambodia has officially approved the emergency use of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian country, according to a Ministry of Health statement on Thursday.

“The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Cambodia authorized the emergency use of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine that has been developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd of the People’s Republic of China,” Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in the statement.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Thursday that the first batch of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China will arrive in Cambodia on Sunday, Feb. 7.

In full: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-02/04/c_139721602.htm

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