Vietnam receives 1.2 million more Pfizer vaccine doses from US
VOV.VN - 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.
“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 Vietnam to more than 14.6 million doses.
A day ago Vietnam received nearly 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the US Government.
The US is Vietnam’s largest donor of COVID-19 vaccines. It is committed to supporting Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19.
The US Department of Defence has delivered 77 out of 111 ultra-low temperature freezers to Vietnam to help it store vaccines.
Besides vaccine donations, the US has committed US$26.7 million in grant to help Vietnam 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.
