Vietnam to begin Covid-19 vaccinations on March 8 (Monday), says Health Minister


Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long seen during the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, March 5 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vaccinations using the recently-imported AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are expected to start on Monday (March 8), Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long informed a meeting of the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

The first batch comprising over 117,600 doses of the vaccine manufactured in the Republic of Korea (RoK), arrived in Việt Nam on February 24. After holding working sessions with the producer, Vietnam has obtained an accreditation certificate for the batch from the RoK.

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