The first batches of Covid-19 vaccine arrive in Vietnam on February 24
Deputy Minister of Health, Truong Quoc Cuong said that 117,600 doses of Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca arrived at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on Wednesday morning.
"This vaccine has been used in over 50 countries and has high degrees of efficacy of over 80%," he said.
The vaccine was given permission to be imported into Vietnam on February 1 based on the trial results as of January 28. AstraZeneca Vietnam was asked to work with the Department of Science and Training to carry out a clinical trial in Vietnam, and follow import and distribution regulations.
Le Viet Dung, deputy head of Drug Administration of Vietnam signed the official document to import the first 204,000 doses into Vietnam. AstraZeneca Vietnam must take all responsibility about the origin and quality of the vaccine.
Covid-19 Vaccine Zeneca is developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University in the UK. It has been given a one-year circulation and conditional import permits in several countries including the UK, Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines. Vietnam and Thailand are the first countries in South East Asia to receive this vaccine.
Vietnam also expects to receive 4.88 million doses of vaccines via COVAX Facility in the first quarter.
