Cambodia to get 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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Cambodia is expected to receive 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine of which 11 million doses are donations from friendly nations and partner organisations. Ministry of Economy and Finance permanent secretary of state, Vongsey Vissoth said the first phase of seven million doses of the vaccine will arrive via the United-Nations backed COVAX facility.

 

He said that for the first phase, Cambodian will receive seven million doses of the vaccines through COVAX initiative, one million doses of the Sinopharm vaccines donated by China, which is expected to arrive in the country by February, and 3 million doses purchased by a grant provided by the Australian government.

 

“For now, we will receive 11 million doses through aids and donation,” Vissoth said. “We can have more, as Samdech Prime Minister [Hun Sen] has asked India to donate their vaccine to us while Samdech Tea Banh [ Defence Minister] has already made the same request to Russia.”

 

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[mr_lob]

Hun Sen and his family are worth a fortune, sure he could afford buying more for his people