COVID-19 vaccine fund receives over 8.6 trillion VND
The national COVID-19 vaccine fund had received a total of 8.652 trillion VND (376.1 million USD) as of 5pm on September 1, said its management board.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The national COVID-19 vaccine fund had received a total
of 8.652 trillion VND (376.1 million USD) as of 5pm on September 1, said its
management board.
The sum was donated by 536,467
organisations and individuals.
The list of donors is updated daily on the portal of the Finance Ministry and
the mass media.
According to the Health Ministry and Ministry of
Finance, Vietnam needs about 150 million doses of vaccines to inject about 75
million people, each two doses, to achieve herd immunity. The cost of vaccine
purchase and vaccination is estimated at over 25.2 trillion VND./.