The vaccines would come from British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca, global vaccine access mechanism Covax and other domestic producers. The reception schedule and number of doses received was reported by the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control to the government Wednesday. The first batch, delivered Wednesday, was 117,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from AstraZeneca. They would be prioritized for those on the frontline of the pandemic fight, including medical workers, doctors, nurses, contact tracers and officials of Covid-19 prevention and control committees. The second batch, expected to arrive within the first half of this year, would comprise 1.5 million additional doses, of which 1.2 million are provided by Covax and the rest by AstraZeneca. These doses would also be prioritized for those on the pandemic frontline, with the addition of diplomatic personnel, customs officers, immigration officers and soldiers. The third batch, expected within the second … [Read more...] about Vietnam to receive 150 mln Covid-19 vaccine doses by 2022
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Hotspot Hai Duong records seven more Covid-19 cases
Out of the seven, tagged from 2413 to 2424, five had close contact with previously confirmed coronavirus cases and had already been quarantined, the Health Ministry said. One patient was found infected with the virus through screening test and the remaining one was diagnosed with the disease after showing suspected symptoms. They are being treated at the northern province's field hospitals. The health ministry also confirmed one imported case, being a 25-year-old female resident of Can Tho City. She entered the country via Moc Bai international border gate in southern Tay Ninh Province and was quarantined upon arrival. The entire Hai Duong Province, around 60 kilometers from Hanoi, is undergoing a 15-day social distancing starting February 16 to stem the spread of the virus, with authorities requesting residents to stay home and only go out to buy necessities like food and medicine or for emergency. The country has been struggling with a new outbreak wave since Jan. 28 after … [Read more...] about Hotspot Hai Duong records seven more Covid-19 cases
Germany to contribute additional EUR1.5B to global Covid vaccine sharing facility
The Hanoitimes - Most of this sum will go to the COVAX Facility, which is procuring and financing vaccines for developing countries. The German government has pledged to donate EUR1.5 billion (US$1.83 billion) to the global fight against Covid-19 through the COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme, making Germany one of the largest donors to this program. Bottle with vaccine serum. Photo: Colourbox.de Chancellor Angela Merkel made the commitment at the G7 Summit held online last weekend, according to the Embassy of Germany in Vietnam. The move is aimed to ensure low- and middle-income countries have access to Covid-19 vaccines amid virus mutations. Vietnam is among countries benefiting from the COVAX Facility, the fair vaccine distribution mechanism led by the World Health Organization (WHO). Vietnam has secured to get between 4.88 and 8.25 million doses of vaccines through the COVAX Facility. Its Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said the country might receive 30 … [Read more...] about Germany to contribute additional EUR1.5B to global Covid vaccine sharing facility