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The plant will adhere to stringent GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standards set by the EU, FDA, PIC/S, and WHO.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on February 23 that Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Serbia will receive mRNA technology from its mRNA technology transfer center. Addressing the online announcement ceremony, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that Vietnam will produce mRNA vaccines on a large scale, not only meeting domestic demand but also supplying countries in the region and the world.

The government has issued a Resolution on the purchase of 22 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children between five and 12 years of age. It also requested that ministries, agencies, and localities ensure that booster shots are given to all adults during the first quarter of this year.

At a meeting on November 27, the Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam will attempt to produce vaccines and therapeutic drugs domestically, to actively prevent and control the pandemic, save budget funds, and demonstrate the intelligence and creativity of the Vietnamese people. Research, technology transfer, and clinical trials have been conducted in Vietnam on six nominated Covid-19 vaccines. A number of specific treatment drugs, traditional drugs, herbal medicines, and similar offerings are also being researched.

During a meeting in Paris on November 3 between the two, French Prime Minister Jean Castex told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh that France will provide Vietnam with 970,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine via the COVAX mechanism and 400,000 other doses through bilateral channels. France has already donated more than 2 million doses to Vietnam. The two then witnessed the signing of many MoUs, documents, and economic agreements.

Cambodia presented 200,000 doses of Sinopham’s Vero Cell vaccine to Vietnam as a gift on October 29 at the Moc Bai International Border Gate linking Tay Ninh and Svay Rieng provinces. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the two countries have coordinated closely and offered each other timely support in pandemic prevention.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that a shipment including 2,021,360 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine provided to Vietnam by the Italian Government via the COVAX mechanism arrived in Hanoi on October 15. Italy has so far donated a total of more than 2.8 million doses of vaccine to support Vietnam’s vaccination campaign.

Vietnam received nearly 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on October 15, of which 1.1 million from South Korea and 887,700 doses came from Poland. Poland previously donated 501,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam, while South Korea is discussing the possibility of providing another 100,000 doses.

Vietnam has received 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine and medical equipment from Australia. This is the second batch of vaccines from the country, under a commitment to provide 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca to Vietnam in 2021.

South Korea will donate 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam. This is the first vaccine donation from South Korea to a foreign country, joining its financial support for the COVAX mechanism.

Shipment expected to reach Vietnam in early September.

Vietnam has received some 23 million doses of vaccines so far under the COVAX mechanism, signed contracts, and support from other countries. In a letter to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom, however, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the country is facing a major outbreak of the Delta variant and suggested the organization give it priority in the upcoming COVAX vaccine distribution.

The Polish Government has delivered over 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the Ministry of Health, which will soon be distributed to localities.

In a phone call with the AstraZeneca Group’s General Director on August 19, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam wishes to strengthen strategic, comprehensive, and long-term cooperation with the company not only in vaccines but also in pharmaceuticals and healthcare in general. He also proposed that AstraZeneca negotiate with other countries to cede their unused vaccines to Vietnam.

France has donated 670,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam and Hungary 100,000 doses and 100,000 quick test kits. Vietnam is the second country in Asia, after Indonesia, to receive emergency vaccine support from France at this time.

At a working session on removing difficulties and obstacles in the production of Covid-19 vaccines on August 12, the Prime Minister requested that scientists, agencies, and businesses actively participate in technology transfer, research, and production of vaccines so that Vietnam will be able to start producing in September.

Nearly 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have recently arrived in Vietnam. This is the seventh delivery under a contract signed between the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and AstraZeneca for 30 million doses. AstraZeneca is the most used vaccine in the country and has been available since March.

Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong has signed a decision to allocate 3,000,060 doses of Moderna vaccine to Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces, police forces, the army, and 23 hospitals and institutions around the country.

A shipment of 659,900 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29.