Government agrees to purchase 10 million doses of Cuban Covid-19 vaccine

The Vietnamese government have approved the purchase of 10 million doses of Abdala Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba.

The Vietnamese government have approved the purchase of 10 million doses of Abdala Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai today, September 20, signed a decision to issue Resolution 109/NQ-CP on the purchase.

The resolution endorses the prime minister’s permission to apply the selection of contractors in special cases as stipulated in Article 26 of the Law on Bidding, for purchasing 10 million doses of the vaccine.

The Ministry of Health has been assigned to buy the vaccine.

Last Friday, the Ministry of Health gave conditional approval for Cuba's Abdala Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in Vietnam.

It is produced by the AICA Laboratories Company and Base Business Unit (BBU) AICA in Cuba.

The Centre for Immunisation Vaccines Polyvac in Vietnam asked for permission for the vaccine to be used.

At present, there are seven foreign Covid-19 vaccines that have obtained a licence for emergency use in Vietnam, namely AstraZeneca by AstraZeneca, Vero Cell by China National Biotec Group (CNBG)/Sinopharm, Sputnik V, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and Hayat-Vax.