Vietnam receives nearly 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility, August 2, 2021. (Photo courtesy of UNICEF) |
The latest batch is shipped from Spain, according to UNICEF, one of COVAX’s partners.
With the latest shipment, Vietnam has received nearly 19 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Sputnik-V, and Sinopharm.
Nearly 6.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered by Monday morning, according to the Health Ministry.
The COVAX Facility is co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO), Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI), GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, and UNICEF as the key delivery partner.