Cambodia to get 4.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in June

Staff at Phnom Penh International Airport transport a shipment from China of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines on May 23, 2021. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia's next shipment of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in June, accelerating the vaccination drive and enabling it to reach five to six million people this year, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Saturday (May 29).

"We will have enough vaccines for our people. As planned, an additional 4.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in June along with another batch a month later. We can give jabs to at least five to six million of the target number of 10 million people by the end of this year," Hun Sen said in an audio message.