Vietnam secures 105 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Vietnam has secured 8,077,350 doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of July 12, according to the statistics from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Moderna vaccine arrives in Vietnam

According to the ministry, Vietnam hopes to secure a total of 150 million doses of vaccines for 70% of the population. As of now, Vietnam has signed commitments and contracts for 105 million doses. 38.9 million doses will come from COVAX Facility, 30 million doses of Astra Zeneca, 31 million doses of Pfizer and five million doses of Moderna Vaccine. Vietnam is negotiating for 40 million doses of Sputnik-V from Russia and 15 million doses of Covaxin from India.

By the end of July 12, over eight million doses had arrived in Vietnam. Via COVAX Facility, over one million doses of Pfizer will be transferred to Vietnam from July to September. COVAX Facility also shows support to transfer mRNA technology to Vietnam. Experts will be sent to Vietnam to help Vietnam become one of the vaccine manufacturers in the region.

The US has also included Vietnam in the priority list for vaccines and the American firms signed contracts to transfer technology to Vietnam. The UK also promised to include Vietnam in the priority list when it gives 100 million doses of vaccines to COVAX Facility. The UK is also willing to negotiate about technology transfer and other support.

Japan gave two million doses of AstraZeneca and will give another one million doses on July 16. Japan will work with Vietnam on clinical trials and technology transfer. Australia committed to provide Vietnam with USD10m and provide 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca by the end of 2021.

Other countries have also provided supports. Russia gave 1,000 doses of Sputnik-V, South Korea gave 30 million syringes and UNICEF gave 1,910 cold storage and called for USD10m to support the national immunisation programme in 2021-2023.