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BioNTech said on Thursday it had shipped 11 500 doses of its COVID19 vaccine to China to be administered initially to German expatriates, marking the first foreign coronavirus vaccines to be sent to the country.

A senior receives the vaccine against the coronavirus disease as Quebec begins vaccinations for seniors over 85 years old in a clinic in Laval, Quebec, Canada February 25, 2021.A senior receives the vaccine against the coronavirus disease as Quebec begins vaccinations for seniors over 85 years old in a clinic in Laval, Quebec, Canada February 25, 2021.to China to be administered initially to German expatriates, marking the first foreign coronavirus vaccines to be sent to the country.

“The arrival of the vaccine doses on the Chinese Mainland is a great milestone for us as joint partners with Fosun Pharma and our efforts to address this pandemic, said Sean Marett, BioNTech’s chief business and commercial officer. The BioNTech vaccines will be sent to German companies in China as well as embassy locations and talks are underway with other European Union governments about getting them to citizens of other nationalities, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

 

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