Sinopharm Vaccines Arriving Today

100,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine are on the way to Trinidad and Tobago. China's Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Fang Qui, in a Facebook post early this morning, said the vaccines were shipped from Beijing airport and, in line with the announcement by Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Monday, they are expected to arrive in Port of Spain this evening. The Ambassador thanked his colleagues both in Beijing and Port of Spain who he said exhibited exemplary dedication and collaboration to achieve the most efficient delivery of the vaccines. He said solidarity and cooperation are the most potent weapons to overcome this pandemic. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has said that with the Sinopharm vaccines, the hope is that by mid-July some 110,000 people would be fully vaccinated against COVID-19