HANOI, June 17 (Reuters): Vietnam has called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to speed up the COVAX vaccine drive as the country's new daily infections hit a record high.
Vietnam successfully contained outbreaks for most of last year, but a new outbreak that has infected 8, 914 people since late April, or 75% of the total cases, has prompted calls for Vietnam's government to accelerate its vaccination programme.
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