Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)HCM
City (VNA) – The People’s Committee of has
assigned State-owned Saigon Pharmaceutical Group (Sapharco) to negotiate
and sign contracts to purchase five million doses of Moderna vaccine
MRNA-1273.
In
an official response to the Ministry of Health on August 11, the municipal
People’s Committee gave thanks for the assistance of the Government, the
ministry, local businesses, and local authorities in efforts to bring
s to people across the country.
The
committee gave permission to Sapharco and VinaCapital to conduct the vaccine
negotiation with Zuellig Pharma Co. Ltd., which represents the Moderna
vaccine producer.
Sapharco
signed a basic terms document and is waiting for Moderna to hand over the
draft contract and provisions on contract content confidentiality to Zuellig
Pharma, Vinacapital and Sapraco to conduct an official negotiation.
If
the contract is signed, 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine will be
transferred to Vietnam in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter
of next year.
Vinacapital
and Sapraco are continuing their negotiations to request Moderna and Zuellig
Pharma to provide at least two million doses in October and at least 10
million additionally early in the second quarter of 2022.
The
HCM City People’s Committee proposed that the Ministry of Health allow
VinaCapital to implement public-private partnership contracts.
The
committee also proposed the ministry issue detailed instructions on vaccinating
people and paying for fees, as well as regulations on service
prices.
The
committee proposed the ministry review the Moderna vaccine demand of various
localities to increase ordered doses and speed up vaccine transfer and
price reduction./.
Source: VietnamPlus
