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VN completes procedures to receive 100,000 doses of Russian-donated COVID-19 vaccine

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has tasked the Ministry of Health with collaborating with relevant Vietnamese and Russain agencies to complete procedures for receiving and storing 100,000 doses of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine donated to Vietnam by the Russian Government.
VN completes procedures to receive 100,000 doses of Russian-donated COVID-19 vaccine ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi, (VNA)– Deputy Prime Minister Pham BinhMinh has tasked the Ministry of Health with collaborating with relevant Vietnameseand Russian agencies to complete procedures for receiving and storing 100,000doses of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine donated to Vietnam by the RussianGovernment.

The ministry will organise a ceremony to receive the vaccineand work with the Russian side regarding paperwork to grant permission for the SputnikLight vaccine. The vaccine is only put into use once obtaining the permission.

The Ministry of Finance is assigned to finance the vaccine receiving and direct the General Department of Vietnam Customs to facilitate relatedcustoms procedures related to the vaccine batch./.
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