PM: Millions more Covid vaccines expected, govt aims for 70% vaccination target


The government is striving to vaccinate as much as 70% of the adult population by the end of this year. - AFP

LAOS (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh told the National Assembly (NA) that millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in the near future.

The government is striving to vaccinate as much as 70% of the adult population by the end of this year – a figure that exceeds the official target of 50%, the prime minister told the ongoing 2nd ordinary session of the NA’s 9th legislature.

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