Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) This is the fifth and also the biggest shipment of thedeal to purchase 30 million doses signed between AstraZeneca Vietnam and the Vietnam Vaccine Joint StockCompany (VNVC) with support from the Ministry of Health.
To date, over 3.1 million doses of the contract have delivered to Vietnam. The amount accounted for approximately 37 percent of the AstraZeneca vaccine volume Vietnam has received, with the remainder coming from the COVAX Facility or donated by other countries.
Nitin Kapoor, President for Asia Area Frontier Markets atAstraZeneca who is also Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam, said the amountof the vaccine brought to Vietnam in July 2021 shows AstraZeneca's efforts toaccelerate its supply to support Vietnam's fight against the pandemic.
In total, nearly 8.6 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccinehave been delivered to Vietnam, accounting for 76 percent of the country'sCOVID-19 vaccine volume.
He vowed that the company will continue its cooperation with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UNChildren’s Fund (UNICEF), and the VNVC to quickly and safely transport thevaccine to Vietnam.
AstraZeneca was the first vaccine to have obtainedauthorisation for emergency use in Vietnam./.
To date, over 3.1 million doses of the contract have delivered to Vietnam. The amount accounted for approximately 37 percent of the AstraZeneca vaccine volume Vietnam has received, with the remainder coming from the COVAX Facility or donated by other countries.
Nitin Kapoor, President for Asia Area Frontier Markets atAstraZeneca who is also Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam, said the amountof the vaccine brought to Vietnam in July 2021 shows AstraZeneca's efforts toaccelerate its supply to support Vietnam's fight against the pandemic.
In total, nearly 8.6 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccinehave been delivered to Vietnam, accounting for 76 percent of the country'sCOVID-19 vaccine volume.
He vowed that the company will continue its cooperation with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UNChildren’s Fund (UNICEF), and the VNVC to quickly and safely transport thevaccine to Vietnam.
AstraZeneca was the first vaccine to have obtainedauthorisation for emergency use in Vietnam./.
VNA
