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Military to help transport close to 113 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

The military will help transport a total of about 112.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines around the country by 2022, according to Maj. Gen. Nguyen Xuan Kien, Director of the General Department of Logistics (GDL)’ military medicine division.
Military to help transport close to 113 million COVID-19 vaccine doses ảnh 1Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The military will help transport atotal of about 112.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines around the country by2022, according to Maj. Gen. Nguyen Xuan Kien, Director of the GeneralDepartment of Logistics (GDL)’ military medicine division.

The military has worked out plans to deploy 1,333vehicles for the distribution of the vaccines to vaccination centresnationwide, Kien said on July 14, adding that personnel are receiving trainingto ensure the safe deliveries of the vaccines.

The vaccine transportation, mostly by land, is underwayuntil April 2022, said Maj. Gen. Nguyen Duc Tung, Director of the GDL’stransport division. He proposed that the Ministry of Health consult theMinistry of Transport about delivering the vaccines to mountainous areas andislands by air.

The transport division will order its units to provideadequate supplies for COVID-19 prevention and prioritise vaccination for peoplein charge of vaccine transport duties./.
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