Covax to give Vietnam 9.2 million more vaccine doses

Aurélia Nguyen (L), managing director of the Covax facility, meets with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in France, November 3, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh

The Covax facility has pledged to allocate Vietnam an additional 9.2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, comprising 8.2 million Pfizer and one million Moderna doses.

During a Wednesday meeting in France with Aurélia Nguyen, managing director of the Covax facility, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the nation has basically put its Covid-19 outbreak under control and is taking the first steps to resume socio-economic activities.

However, in order to reopen, Vietnam needs more vaccines as soon as possible, the PM said, urging Covax to continue its support for Vietnam.

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