PM orders accelerating work towards domestic vaccine production
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged scientists and representatives of vaccine research and production units to step up research and technological transfer for the domestic production of vaccine against COVID-19 as early as possible.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh has urged scientists and representatives of vaccine research and production units to step up research and technological transfer for the domestic production of vaccine against COVID-19 as early as possible.
ꦫ Duringa working session in Hanoi on June 7 with domestic scientists and representatives of vaccine research and production units, the PM emphasised that Vietnam must have enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate 75 million population this year.
However, access to vaccine supply in the world faces difficulties, hence the strategic importance of domestic production, which must be done, he said.
PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
PM Chinh stressed that sectors and units mustconsider COVID-19 vaccine a social product rather than a commercial product.
On behalf of Party and State leaders, the PMexpressed thanks to people from walks of life, scientists, all-level administrations and sectors for their concerted efforts over the past time contributing to effectivelyfighting the pandemic and maintaining economic growth, particularly donations to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund.
༒ According to the Health Ministry, two domestic vaccine producers are engaging in the research of COVID-19 vaccine with combined production capacity of 30-40 million doses eachyear. Two others are negotiating with foreign partners to transfer technologywith a capacity of 200-300 million doses annually./.
Vietnam recorded 44 new cases of COVID-19, all domestic infections, over the past 12 hours to 6:00am on June 7, raising the national tally to 8,791, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia on June 5 sent the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee’s appeal to overseas Vietnamese in the country to raise funds for the fight against COVID-19 in the homeland.
The national COVID-19 vaccine fund was established on June 5 in an attempt to mobilise social resources for the purchase and import of vaccines as well as for research, development and production of domestic vaccines.
Vietnam confirmed 92 more COVID-19 cases in the past six hours to 12pm on June 7, including 68 infections in Bac Giang, 14 in Ho Chi Minh City, seven in Lang Son, two in Ha Tinh and one in Hanoi, reported the Health Ministry.
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The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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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.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
