A batch of 659,900 AstraZenaca vaccine doses arrives in Ho Chi Minh City-based on July 29 morning (Photo: AFP/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A
batch of 659,900 AstraZenaca COVID-19 doses arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July
29, reported the Health Ministry.
It was the sixth batch and
the fourth delivery in July under a contract between AstraZeneca Vietnam and
the Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) with the support of the Health Ministry.
The contract has so far brought nearly 3.8 million
doses to Vietnam, or about 41 percent of AstraZeneca’s total at home. Nearly 9.3 million doses have
been sent to Vietnam via deals with the VNVC, COVAX Facility and assistance from
governments, equivalent to 62 percent of the total vaccine supplies across the
country.
Chairman and General Director of the AstraZeneca
Vietnam and emerging Asian markets Nitin Kapoor said AstraZeneca Vietnam
will continue working with the Health Ministry, the World Health Organisation,
the United Nations Children’s Fund and the VNVC to bring more vaccines to
Vietnam in the quickest and safest manner./.
Source: VietnamPlus
