Australia delivers an additional 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Australia delivered 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Viet Nam on October 28, as part of the ongoing commitment to a close friend and strategic partner.
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| Australia's 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived with syringes to support vaccine administration. |
With this third delivery, Australia has met its commitment to share 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses from its own supply by the end of 2021.
In addition to these doses, Australia’s Ambassador to Viet Nam Robyn Mudie recently announced Australia would support Viet Nam to purchase approximately 3.7 million more vaccine doses, through a procurement agreement with UNICEF and in partnership with Viet Nam’s Ministry of Health.
In total, Australia has now committed to sharing 5.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with Viet Nam.
Ambassador Mudie welcomed the third delivery of doses from Australia. “I am proud we have met our original 1.5 million dose sharing commitment. These doses, along with the 3.7 million doses we will additionally help Viet Nam to procure will support Viet Nam’s ongoing efforts to contain COVID-19 and boost economic recovery”, Ambassador Mudie said.
The 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines Australia has delivered complement Australia’s AUD60 million package of support for Viet Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. This package will support COVID-19 vaccine procurement, cold chain upgrades, training for healthcare workers, and support the vaccine rollout in remote provinces.
(TGVN)
