Over 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca arrive in Vietnam: VNVC
As many as 1,113,400 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13 morning, according to the Vietnam Vaccine Company (VNVC).
AstraZeneca vaccine in Vietnam Vaccine Company's cold storage. (Photo from VNVC)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – As many as 1,113,400 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrivedin Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13 morning,according to the Vietnam Vaccine Company (VNVC).
This is theeighth shipment from the VNVC’s order of 30 million doses with AstraZeneca, theentirety of which would be handed over to the Ministrty of Health at anot-for-profit price.
VNVC earlierstated that starting from July, each week, AstraZeneca would ship about 1million doses of vaccine to Vietnam, and the commitment has been largely kept.
To date, 5.5million doses, or nearly 20 percent of the deal, have been delivered, nearlysix months after the first batch reached Vietnam in late February.
VNVC said itwas also in talks with other vaccine manufacturers for potential deals.
With thelatest batch, Vietnam currently has received some 19 million doses of COVID-19vaccine in total, mostly AstraZeneca (11.5 million), Moderna (5 million), andSinopharm’s Vero Cell (1.5 million).
The Ministry ofHealth has warned that in the third quarter, deliveries would be few andfar between, and most of the vaccines from international commitments andpurchase deals would arrive in droves in the final quarter of the year.
Over 13million doses have been administered in Vietnam, with more than 1.1million people being fully vaccinated./.
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Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
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Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
AstraZeneca vaccine in Vietnam Vaccine Company's cold storage. (Photo from VNVC) 
