AstraZeneca announces new investment in Vietnam
AstraZeneca will supply 25 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam in December, lifting the total to 55 million.
AstraZeneca will supply 25 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam in December, lifting the total to 55 million.
On the day, about four million doses arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, where is on the way to conduct reopening plans.
Vietnam has so far received nearly 12 million vaccine doses via the COVAX Facility.
Thailand remains Vietnam’s largest trading partner in ASEAN and the 9th largest foreign investor in the country.
A batch of medical equipment worth US$4 million is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam in early September.
The British-Swedish pharmaceutical and biotechnology company wishes to promote long-term strategic cooperation with Vietnam.
Vaccination drive is key to its fight against Covid-19 that has caused more than 156,000 infections.
Poland is the first country pledging to hand over to Vietnam such a large amount of vaccines that demonstrates the long-standing and sincere friendship between the two sides.
Vietnam said the donation is a precious and timely support to its inoculation campaign amid the widespread transmission of Covid-19.
The Vietnamese Prime Minister expressed thanks for Romania’s support of 100,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which demonstrates the sincere friendship and close linkage between the two countries.