The Japanese Government will donate one more million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam according to the Ministry of Health.
A batch of nearly one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine sent by the Japanese government arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi late on June 16.
The ministry announced on June 25 that Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has confirmed to donate one more million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam.
Earlier on June 16, the Japanese Government also sent nearly one million doses of AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria vaccine to support Vietnam.
Speaking at the airport when receiving the vaccine, Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long thanked the Japanese government and people for the valuable gift which he said demonstrates the good relationship between Vietnam and Japan, especially in the context that Covid-19 vaccines are in short supply globally.
Addressing the event, Japanese ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio stressed that the gift is a testament to the long-standing friendship between Japan and Vietnam, and that Japan would like to work alongside the international community, especially Vietnam, to weather the Covid-19 crisis together.
