Astrazeneca

Bilateral trade turnover saw an impressive 40% growth in the first five months of 2021.

Vietnam strives to achieve herd immunity by late 2021 or early 2022.

Vietnam has been rolling out a strategy of free injections for people in a timely, safe and effective manner.

Vietnam is seeking different Covid-19 vaccine sources to make its inoculation targets achievable in the context that the pandemic is sweeping 43 out of 63 cities and provinces.

The extension order was made after it found the infection among dozens of health workers who got enough two jabs of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

For vaccines validated by the WHO for emergency use, the ministry would need only five working days to process the import request.

The health ministry said it will license any kinds of Covid-19 vaccine if they are certified abroad.

The two leaders hope to upgrade the bilateral ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

WHO representatives have said that technology transfer is in line with its efforts to expand low and middle-income countries’ Covid-19 vaccine production capacity.