Cambodia accepts Chinese vaccine, PM first to get jab


Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Phnom Penh in October last year. - The Phnom Penh Post/Asian News Network

PHNOM PENH, Jan 18 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Prime Minister Hun Sen said China would offer Cambodia an immediate donation of one million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Sinopharm company.

In an audio message addressing the public on the night of Jan 15, he said Cambodia has accepted the offer and will use them on the 500,000 people on the priority list for vaccination.

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