Uzbekistan to buy million doses of China's coronavirus vaccine for joint development

AKIPRESS.COM - Uzbekistan will receive over a million doses of coronavirus vaccine ZF-UZ-VAC 2001 in March, Minister of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov said in an interview with Xinhua.
He said the third phase of trial of China's coronavirus vaccine started in Uzbekistan in December 2020.
"First, I would like to thank our Chinese partners," Minister Abdurakhmonov said, adding more than 7,000 volunteers were vaccinated already.
The Minister said the trial produced good results, most of vaccinated volunteers did not have adverse effects.
"Only a small part of patients had allergic reactions and elevation of temperature. All those symptoms were controlled and 3-4 days later all vaccinated people felt normally already," Minister Abdurakhmonov stated.
Uzbekistan reached agreement with China on purchase of more than a million doses of coronavirus vaccine, he added.
"After delivery of these vaccines to Uzbekistan, presumably in mid-March, we intend to start mass vaccination of population of the country," he said.
Uzbek scholars and specialists worked together with Chinese colleagues in fight against coronavirus infection, which gave a big impetus to accelerated development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and China in different spheres, including health care, he stated.
"The vaccine was issued a license. The actions are undertaken now for its mass production in Uzbekistan," the Minister said.