As reported, this is the eighth shipment from the VNVC’s order of 30 million doses with AstraZeneca, the entirety of which would be handed over to the Ministrty of Health at a not-for-profit price.
In particular, this handover time plays an important role in the context of a strong outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in HCMC, Binh Duong where their health system is under pressure.
VNVC earlier stated that starting from July, each week, AstraZeneca would ship about 1 million doses of vaccine to Vietnam, and the commitment has been largely kept.
To date, 5.5 million doses, or nearly 20 percent of the deal, have been delivered, nearly six months after the first batch reached Vietnam in late February.
VNVC said it was also in talks with other vaccine manufacturers for potential deals.