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Vietnam receives 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Austria

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen, on behalf of the Health Ministry, received 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that Austria presented to Vietnam during a ceremony held on November 16.
Vietnam receives 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Austria ảnh 1AstraZeneca vaccine - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Health Do XuanTuyen, on behalf of the Health Ministry, received 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19vaccine that Austria presented to Vietnam during a ceremony held on November16.

At the event, Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Hans-PeterGlanzer spoke highly of Vietnam’s major achievements in the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Vietnam receives 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Austria ảnh 2The Ministry of Health symbolically receives the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Austrian Government. (Photo: VNA) 

For his part, Tuyen thanked the AustrianGovernment, organisations and businesses for their support via projects supplying medicalequipment in a bid to improve the quality of health care services in Vietnam.

The assistance is of great importance as Vietnam and Austriawill celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties next year, therebypromoting the countries’ friendship and cooperation, he affirmed.

Vietnam is exerting efforts to bolster vaccine coverage,including inoculation for children aged between 12 and 17, together withapplying other preventive measures, Tuyen said./.

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