Illustrative photo (Source: vneconomy.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government will spend
an additional more than 7.65 trillion VND (320 million USD) on the purchase of 61
million doses of vaccines.
According to a decision issued on June 30,
approved the funding supplement for the Ministry of Health’s
procurement of 30 million doses produced by AstraZeneca and 31 others by
Pfizer.
The additional fund will also be earmarked for the
transport, distribution and storage of as well as the purchase of vaccination
supplies for vaccines sourced from the COVAX Facility and foreign funding and
sponsorship.
The Ministry of Health is in charge of purchasing and using
.
Vietnam has so far granted emergency use authorisation for
five vaccines – A2D1222 by AstraZeneca, Sputnik-V by Gamalaya, Comirnaty by Pfizer,
Vero-Cell by Sinopharm, and Spikevax by Moderna./.
Source: VietnamPlus
