Localities, firms facilitated to access global COVID-19 vaccine supplies
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Minister of Health to continue to direct and support localities and businesses to access global COVID-19 vaccine supplies, according to a document issued on July 27 by the Government Office.
A senior citizen is about to receive COVID-19 Moderna vaccine in Ho Chi Minh City's District 11. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasasked the Minister of Health to continue to direct and support localities andbusinesses to access global COVID-19 vaccine supplies, according to a documentissued on July 27 by the Government Office.
The request was issued following proposals from companies and organisationsseeking permission to negotiate and import vaccines to provide free vaccinationsfor the population.
The Ministry of Health is responsible for state management of vaccine quality,licensing, storage and organisation of vaccination in a timely, scientific,safe and efficient manner.
The Minister of Health said the ministry has collaborated withall ministries, departments and sectors and encouraged all localities,companies and units to participate in seeking COVID-19 vaccine supplies forimport.
The ministry will adopt policies to engage more localgovernments and companies in seeking foreign COVID-19 vaccine supplies fordomestic use, and create optimal conditions for them during the procurementprocess, from import licensing to vaccine verification.
In case the importersare unable to perform inoculation, the vaccines will be administered by theState-run vaccination system.
The ministry alsoencouraged enterprises to directly import the vaccines from producers and atthe same time, allows localities to gain access to vaccines supplies frombusinesses.
It emphasised thatvaccines should be directly purchased from manufacturers or authorizedimporters rather than a third party or a broker to reduce the risk of procuringfake vaccines or being defrauded.
Vietnam is makingall-out efforts to have 150 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to achieveherd immunity in late 2021 or early 2022./.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
A senior citizen is about to receive COVID-19 Moderna vaccine in Ho Chi Minh City's District 11. (Photo: VNA)
