A healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sinovac’s CoronaVac coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19) from San Salvador, El Salvador, April 13, 2021. REUTERS / Jose Cabezas
Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) has supplied 260 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine globally, with more than 60% supplied to countries outside China, the company’s chief executive, Yin Weidong, said on Tuesday.
The company produces more than 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine a day, Yin told the Boao Annual Forum for Asia, the region’s response in Davos.
“We plan to select 10 countries for technology transfer as soon as possible,” Yin said, adding that the current joint cross-border production is insufficient.
Sinovac has received orders abroad totaling more than 450 million doses of CoronaVac vaccine, according to Reuters calculations, 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 given worldwide, Yin said.
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