Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 (Photo: AFP/VNA)Washington DC (VNA) – has
proposed Pfizer, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies, cooperate with Vietnam in the production of treatment drugs
and promote to have an effective and safe vaccine for children.
Ngoc made the proposal at a meeting between the ASEAN
Committee in Washington DC and Stephen Claeys, Senior Director, Trade Policy at
Pfizer, on cooperation between ASEAN member states and the US company on
October 15 (local time).
He appreciated ‘s support for Vietnam, and requested this
company to realise its commitment to providing Vietnam with 51 million doses of
its vaccine in 2021 and continue its discussions with relevant Vietnamese agencies
on the vaccine supply in 2022.
Sharing Vietnam’s view that Pfizer should build a production
base in Southeast Asia, ambassadors and representatives from several countries
such as the Philippines and Singapore, proposed a tripartite cooperation
between Pfizer, ASEAN and the US government in pandemic prevention.
They called on Pfizer to continue helping countries coexist
with COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.
Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez stressed the
importance of this meeting to help find appropriate forms of cooperation
between ASEAN countries and Pfizer to jointly respond to the pandemic.
For his part, Stephen Clayes praised the views of ASEAN
countries and said Pfizer will implement the signed commitments, including
those with Vietnam.
Pfizer is committed to creating equal access at reasonable
prices for all, he added./.
Source: VietnamPlus
