The Ministry of Health has received roughly 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. From now until the end of this year, around 49 million doses of Pfizer vaccine will be brought to Vietnam, including 1.3 million doses in September.
A Pfizer vaccine batch arrives in Vietnam (photo by the Ministry of Health)
Vietnam has signed contracts to buy 51 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, including 20 million doses for children aged 12-17.
The Ministry of Health has asked cities and provinces to speed up the Covid-19 vaccination when more vaccines are scheduled to arrive in the country in the fourth quarter of this year.
Localities are urged to provide a second shot for qualified people.
HCM City, the Covid-19 epicentre in Vietnam, needs around 8.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to give the second shot to all of the local 7.2 million adult population by late this year.
The city has prioritised Covid-19 vaccination for some groups, including elderly people, frontline medical staff in the Covid-19 fight and people with underlying medical conditions.
