(Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – has
sent a letter to Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to introduce T&t
Group as the negotiator for the purchase of 40 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-19
vaccine from Russia.
The Health Ministry asked RDIF to create optimal conditions
for T&T Group, a Hanoi-based multifield corporation, to buy the vaccine
doses right in July, thus meeting Vietnam’s urgent need in pandemic prevention
and control.
The funds used for the vaccine purchase will be mobilised by
T&T Group and not involve the State budget or the National COVID-19 fund.
Sputnik V is the first approved COVID-19 vaccine in the
world. So far, Sputnik V has been approved and used by more than 50 countries
around the world.
In Vietnam, the Russian-made vaccine was granted conditional
approval for emergency use on March 23, 2021, becoming the second to be
authorised by the Health Ministry after AstraZeneca./.
Source: VietnamPlus
