The shipment of 1 million doses of vaccine produced in Japan under AstraZeneca Plc.’s license is due to arrive in Vietnam on June 16. (Photo: VnEconomy)Tokyo (VNA) – Japan will donate 1 million doses of to
Vietnam, ese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on June 15.
The
decision has been made after Japan comprehensively considered the infection
situation in Vietnam, the shortage of vaccines and Japan-Vietnam relationship,
Motegi said in a news conference in Tokyo.
Vietnam
has been facing a resurgence of infections since late April, with its health
authorities reporting a hybrid coronavirus variant that combines
characteristics of strains first detected in Britain and India.
The
shipment of the vaccine produced in Japan under AstraZeneca Plc.’s license is
due to arrive in Vietnam on June 16, he added.
Motegi
further noted that Japan is considering additional to Vietnam
and Taiwan (China) after taking into account supplies to other countries, the
global infection and barriers to vaccine provisions among other factors.
Japan
also plans similar shipments to other Southeast Asian nations, namely Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, in June and July, according to Motegi.
The
shipment to Vietnam, Taiwan and other Asian neighbours are being made outside
of COVAX Facility to speed up delivery, he said, since if everything goes
through COVAX, the procedures in getting approval may take time.
On
June 2, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has pledged 30 million doses for
needy countries./.
Source: VietnamPlus
