Cambodia: WHO promises Covid-19 vaccine expected in 2021


Community leaders hand face masks to residents in Srah Chak commune in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district. - The Phnom Penh Post/Asian News Network

PHNOM PENH, Dec 12 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Covid-19 vaccines could be available for distribution in Cambodia by the middle of next year or earlier, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

WHO representative to Cambodia Dr Li Ailan told The Post that the WHO and its partners were working hard to bring safe, effective and affordable Covid-19 vaccines to high-risk and priority populations in all countries as quickly as possible through the COVAX Global Vaccine Facility.

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