Vietnamese, French firms partner in vaccine production

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi on October 8 signed a document guiding the cooperation in manufacturing some vaccines of the French pharmaceutical group in the Southeast Asian country.

Addressing the signing ceremony in Paris, general director of Sanofi-Aventis Vietnam Burak Pekmezci said with its vaccine production experiences, Sanofi wishes to share its knowledge and contribute to the development of the health sector as well as the improvement of community health in Vietnam.

Under its plan, the VNVC will negotiate to gradually engage in manufacturing and receive technologies for producing some vaccines transferred by Sanofi.

Sanofi is one of the world’s leading vaccine producers, with over half a billion people around the globe using its products each year. In Vietnam, it supplied more than 7 million high-quality vaccine doses in 2023.

It is hoped that the health and pharmaceutical collaboration will become more effective as it comes in line with the consensus reached by Vietnamese and French leaders during the freshly concluded visit to France by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam./.