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PM approves additional 53.63 million USD for COVID-19 vaccine purchase

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision on the allocation of more expense to purchase COVID-19 vaccines and conduct inoculations.
PM approves additional 53.63 million USD for COVID-19 vaccine purchase ảnh 1COVID-19 vaccination for border guard force (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hassigned a decision on the allocation of more expense to purchase COVID-19vaccines and conduct inoculations.

Under the decision, the PM decided to allocate 1,237 billion VND (around 53.63million USD) from the central budget’s standby fund in 2021 to supplement theMinistry of Health’s state budget spending estimate to buy COVID-19 vaccinesand carry out vaccinations.

PM Phuc assigned the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry ofHealth to hold responsible for the accuracy of reported contents and data.

The Ministry of Health was asked to purchase COVID-19 vaccinesin line with regulations and in a timely, effective, economical, open andtransparent manner.

The government leader also requested the Ministry of Health tobuild and submit to competent agencies for approval an overall plan on COVID-19prevention and control in 2021, including the detailed plan on the purchase anduse of 150 million doses of vaccines./.
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