Over 1.18 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX arrive in Vietnam

More than 1.18 million doses of Vaxzevria COVID-19 vaccine (formerly known as AstraZeneca) from the COVAX Facility have arrived in Vietnam (Photo: www.unicef.org)

Hanoi (VNA) - More than 1.18 million doses of Vaxzevria COVID-19 vaccine (formerly known as AstraZeneca) from the COVAX Facility have arrived in Vietnam, UNICEF Vietnam announced on August 2.

The new batch raised the total donations from the global vaccine sharing initiative to the country to more than 8.68 million doses.

Of the total number, there were about 5 million doses of Moderna from the US government and 3.68 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. 

The latest batch was shipped from Laboratorio Universal Farma, a manufacturing facility in Spain, according to UNICEF, one of COVAX’s partners.

To date, Vietnam has administered more than 6.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. As many as 659,064 people have received two full shots. 

COVAX is a global initiative between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO), to ensure fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines./.

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