US donates more Covid-19 vaccine to Laos; new supply to benefits teenagers and those above the age of 60


VIENTIANE, Jan 25 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Adolescents aged 12 to 17, people aged 60 and over, people with underlying health conditions, and pregnant women will be among those benefitting from the latest donation of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine from the United States.

Some 899,730 doses of the vaccine donated by the US arrived at Wattay International Airport on Monday evening (Jan 24), and is the second such donation to be delivered this month.

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