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Over 1.3 million Covid-19 vaccine doses transferred to Health Ministry
  • | dtinews.vn, nld | September 27, 2021 06:00 PM

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on September 27 transferred 1,317,500 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Health.




The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company transfers 1,317,500 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Health on September 27.

The vaccines belong to VNVC's contract to buy 30 million doses from AstraZeneca which was signed in November 2020. So far AstraZeneca has delivered nearly 15 million doses in the contract to Vietnam.


The Vietnamese Ministry of Health is responsible for carrying out the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign which gives free vaccination to all local people.

According to the ministry, Vietnam has received nearly 53 million doses so far through the COVAX facility, foreign government aid, and commercial contracts.

The country aims to vaccinate 70 percent of its population by next April.

By the end of Sunday, the country had conducted over 38.36 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 7.94 million people having received two doses.

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