Vietnam receives 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 4 to symbolically receive 1.5 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility with the assistance from the US Government.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang (centre) symbolically receives 1.5 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility with the assistance from the US Government on October 4. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairsheld a ceremony in Hanoi on October 4 to symbolically receive 1.5 million dosesof Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility with the assistance from the US Government.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsDang Hoang Giang thanked the COVAX Facility and the US Government and peoplefor their timely support as Vietnam is accelerating its COVID-19 vaccine inoculation drive.
The assistance has helped Vietnam effectively control the pandemic and safely adapt to the “new normal,” he said, adding that COVAX has remaineda major provider of COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnam, supplying the country with atotal of 14 million doses so far; while the US has been COVAX’s top vaccinedonor, and Vietnam’s largest supplier with 7.5 million doses.
He also highly appreciated the effective support from UN agencies, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Children’sFund (UNICEF), and the US in medical supplies and capacity building forVietnamese health workers, saying Vietnam wishes to continue receiving suchimportant assistance as well as consultancy for its post-pandemic recoveryand socio-economic development in the coming time.
On behalf of the UN agencies, WHO Representative in Vietnam Dr.Kidong Park expressed his gratitude towards COVAX donors and highly spoke ofVietnam’s efforts to speed up vaccinations against COVID-19, particularly forpriority groups and in most-affected cities and provinces.
Park emphasised the need for Vietnam to further promote the “5K + vaccine” principle when the country resumes economic activities.
UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers, for her part,pledged to continue providing support for Vietnam, especially in taking students back to school and tackling social issues.
Christopher Klein, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Vietnam, also affirmed that the US Government will continue assisting Vietnam and othercountries in overcoming the pandemic and building back better./.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang (centre) symbolically receives 1.5 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility with the assistance from the US Government on October 4. (Photo: VNA)
