3 million additional COVID doses of Moderna vaccine arrived in Vietnam

Vietnam has received more than three million doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the US government through the COVAX facility, UNICEF said. Almost 1.5 million cans arrived in the city of HCM on Saturday evening, the rest is supposed to land in Hà Nội on Saturday night. This is the second batch of Moderna vaccines to arrive in the country this month, bringing the total U.S. government donations to Vietnam to more than five million doses. Donated vaccines are delivered through the COVAX dose distribution mechanism, vaccine doses with other countries to protect the world’s most vulnerable populations. The US Embassy, ​​Charge d’Affaires, a., Christopher Klein, commented on the arrival of the vaccines in Vietnam in a statement: “We are here to help Vietnam at this difficult time, and our donation A total of five million doses of the modern mRNA COVID19 vaccine are evidence of this support. stand closer together. HCM City General Consultant Marie Damour added: “We are proud to bring Vietnam with more U.Vaccines, particularly with the delivery of nearly 1.5 million total doses straight to the city of HCM, the current epicenter of the rapidly growing Vi crecimientot Nam outbreak. “These vaccines come at a critical time for Vietnam as the country sees its fourth and most devastating wave from COVID19. Doses donated by the U.S. government through COVAX will promote Vietnam’s vaccination campaign to protect health workers, frontline workers, the elderly, and others. Vietnamese representative has nearly 7.5 million doses of COVID19 vaccines in four deliveries across the country COVAX facility received, including more than five million doses of Modern vaccine from the US government and nearly 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca.