Vietnam receives more COVID-19 vaccines, medical equipment

At the same time, a Bamboo Airways plane also returned to Hanoi from the United States, transporting hauls of medical equipment and supplies donated by US partners.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage paid a working visit to Cuba from September 18-20. They then flew to New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

During his stay, President Phuc took advantage of his meetings with heads of State and government and leaders of international organisations to promote vaccine diplomacy, aiming to garner their vaccine and medical equipment support for Vietnam.

The government of Cuba donated 1.05 million doses of its Abdala vaccine to the government of Vietnam to combat COVID-19. Other countries and partners were also committed to providing Vietnam with 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

The United States pledged to deliver a large amount of vaccines to Vietnam through the COVAX Facility in its coming rollout.

During President Phuc’s visit to Pfizer, the US vaccine manufacturer was committed to delivering 31 million doses of its vaccine under a signed contract with Vietnam this year, and another 20 million doses for children as soon as the vaccine is approved in the US.

In addition to vaccines, many partners supported medical supplies worth US$8.8 million while overseas Vietnamese contributed 1,000 oxygen generators.

Chairman of the President Office Le Khanh Hai, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang and Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Hernandez Guillen handed over the token of the gifts to representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Ministry of National Defence.

The hand-over ceremony held at Noi Bai International Airport was witnessed by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other officials.