National COVID-19 vaccine fund raises over VND4.8 trillion
The national COVID-19 vaccine fund received more than VND4.84 trillion (US$210.2 million) worth of donations from 283,169 organisations and individuals as of 5pm on June 12, according to the fund's management board.
Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said that his ministry commits to transparently publicising the fund’s daily and periodical amounts of donations obtained as well as the spending of the Ministry of Health after each round of the domestic vaccination against COVID-19.
The ministry, which is in charge of the vaccine fund, has established a management board for it at the State Treasury and opened a bank account to receive support from individuals and organisations inside and outside the country.
Vietnam needs 150 million doses of vaccines to administer about 75% of its population this year, with total cost amounting to VND25.2 trillion.
