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Syria receives vaccine doses from China

The move was the latest sign of friendship between Beijing and Damascus.

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A medical worker holds a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine, during a vaccination drive in the Syrian town of Jandairis in the countryside of Afrin in the rebel-held Aleppo province on Oct. 19, 2021. — RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images

China sent a million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Syria today, Syria’s official news outlet SANA reported. 

“The step is an indication of the Chinese leadership’s interest to enhance and maintain relations with Syria,” Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash told reporters. 

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