US to grant Vietnam US$4.5 million for Covid-19 fight
Vietnam is one of the 10 largest recipients of US donated vaccines.
Vietnam is one of the 10 largest recipients of US donated vaccines.
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has undergone 17 days of partial lockdown, but the result has not been as effective as intended.
US-donated vaccines have so far accounted for two-thirds of the global vaccine relief to Vietnam.
The assistance is meaningful at a time when Covid-19 is sweeping through the southern region of Vietnam with Ho Chi Minh City the epicenter.
Vietnam reports nearly 2,000 Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, two-thirds of which were detected in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam strives to achieve herd immunity by late 2021 or early 2022.
Vietnam will also benefit from 500 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that the US pledged to assist the global needs.
Vietnam will receive the US vaccines through both the WHO-led COVAX Facility and direct shipment.
The Government’s top leaders have announced to spare no effort to help Ho Chi Minh City combat the pandemic.
Vietnam begins vaccinating foreign diplomats in Hanoi today.