A health worker prepares a dose of Sinovac’s CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Salvador, El Salvador, April 13, 2021. REUTERS / Jose Cabezas
Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) has delivered 260 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine worldwide, with more than 60% delivered to countries outside China, the company’s CEO Yin Weidong said on Tuesday.
The company produces more than 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine a day, Yin said at the annual Boao Forum for Asia, the region’s response to Davos.
“We plan to select ten countries for technology transfer as soon as possible,” Yin said, adding that current cross-border joint production is not sufficient.
Reuters calculations show that Sinovac receives orders for more than 450 million doses of CoronaVac vaccine, with Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey and Chile among the largest buyers.
Sinovac has already outsourced some vaccine production procedures to partners in countries including Brazil and Indonesia.
At least 160 million doses of the vaccine have already been administered worldwide, Yin said.
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