Viet Nam receives 1.2 million more Pfizer vaccine doses from US
A batch of more than 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the US and channeled through the COVAX Facility arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.
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“With these safe and effective vaccines, we are one step closer to beating back COVID-19,” the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City said on its Facebook page.
The latest batch has raised the total number of COVID-19 vaccines that the US Government has donated to Viet Nam to more than 14.6 million doses.
A day ago, Viet Nam received nearly 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the US Government.
The US is Viet Nam’s largest donor of COVID-19 vaccines. It is committed to supporting Viet Nam in the fight against COVID-19.
The US Department of Defence has delivered 77 out of 111 ultra-low temperature freezers to Viet Nam to help it store vaccines.
Besides vaccine donations, the US has committed US$26.7 million in grants to help Viet Nam respond to the pandemic and more than US$1 billion to develop local health infrastructure.
In June, US President Joe Biden pledged to share a total of 80 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. The US said about 75% of the vaccines will be delivered through the COVAX Facility, while the remaining 25% will be distributed directly.
(Source: VOV)
