A new vaccine against Covid-19 from Myanmar has been made available for use for everyone, including children under 5 years of age and pregnant women. “Myancopharm” is a jointly produced by Myanmar’s Ministry of Industry and China’s Sinopharm China National Biotec group.
Myancopharm was first administered on May 4 at Zabuthiri Hospital in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw.
While China’s Sinopharm vaccine was locally produced in Myanmar, Myancopharm is the first-ever preventative Covid-19 product produced by Myanmar’s own pharmaceutical industry.
At a ceremony to mark the launch of the vaccine, Secretary of Myanmar’s State Administration Council Lt. Gen. Aung Lin Dwe said the day marked “a new chapter in history and a golden day for Myanmar’s medicinal field.”
“It also shows China and Myanmar’s unique relationship,” added Aung Lin Dwe.
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