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Germany to aid Vietnam with 2.5 million doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine

The German Government has decided to offer Vietnam 2.5 million doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 4.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The German Government has decided tooffer Vietnam 2.5 million doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, asinformed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 4.

Germany, earlier, announced its gifts of 75 ventilators, 15medical monitors, and 20,000 oxygen meters for Vietnam, its strategic partnersince October 2011.

Amid complicated developments of the pandemic, theVietnamese Government prioritises approaching multiple sources of vaccines forthe fast and effective vaccination to place COVID-19 undercontrol.

To date, Germany has been the biggest vaccine donor among EU member nations for Vietnam. This was the result of PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh’s letter sent to and talks with his German counterpartAngela Merkel as well as the endeavor of the Government’s working group onvaccine diplomacy, ministries and Vietnamese representative agencies in Germany.

Germany is also among biggest donors of the COVAX Facility withits commitment of up to 2.2 billion EUR. By the end of 2021, the nationis expected to grant 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for developingcountries./.
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