Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be delivered to Vietnam in Q3 & Q4, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)

The vaccine will be delivered to Vietnam in the third and fourth quarters of this year, said the sources. Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said the Ministry has accelerated negotiations with the US manufacturer over the past months to reach the deal.

The Prime Minister has asked relevant ministries to immediately work out solutions in order to reach a deal with Pfizer/BioNTech, for the sake of people’s health.

Vietnam is anticipated to receive approximately 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this year, including 38.9 million doses from the UN-administered COVAX Facility, 30 million doses from AstraZeneca, and 31 million doses from Pfizer/BioNTech.

The Ministry of Health is negotiating with other vaccine manufacturers such as Moderna of the US, Sputnik V of Russia, and Sinopharm of China to purchase other types of vaccines for domestic use.