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Joint efforts made to speed up COVID-19 vaccination among children: Spokesperson

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has closely coordinated with the Ministry of Health to hold working sessions with COVAX, partner countries and vaccine producers in order to speed up the supply of COVID-19 vaccines for children, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thu Hang said on April 21.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of ForeignAffairs has closely coordinated with the Ministry of Health to hold workingsessions with COVAX, partner countries and vaccine producers in order to speedup the supply of COVID-19 vaccines for children, Foreign Ministry spokespersonLe Thu Hang said on April 21.

Hang told a regular press conference held by theforeign ministry that the Australian Government has committed 12.8 milliondoses of COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnamese children, of which 4.6 million dosesof Mordena have already arrived in the Southeast Asian country.

The Netherlands has also pledged to give Vietnam 2million doses of Mordena for the group, and France 2million doses of Pfizer, expected to arrive in Vietnam this month.

The foreign ministry has maintained closecoordination with the health ministry in negotiations with internationalorganisations and partners to ensure vaccines for children, contributing to theinoculation target for children in the second quarter of this year inaccordance with Government instructions, and meeting the hopes of parents thattheir children can be safe at school, Hang said./.
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