Donations to COVID-19 vaccine fund amount to 5.08 trillion VND so far
The national COVID-19 vaccine fund has received more than 5.08 trillion VND (221.34 million USD) worth of donations from 296,215 organisations and individuals as of 5pm on June 14, according to the fund's management board.
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long (L) receives a donation to the fund by Vietnam Electricity (Photo: VNA)The Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of the vaccine fund, said the fund-raising campaign is being effective, obtaining a large amount of donations.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)The ministry said said that it will publicise the amount of donations the fund receives every day along with the spending of money from the fund for the purpose on its recently launched website./.
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