FILE PHOTO: A man eats in a restaurant behind a plastic partition as a measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will begin its COVID-19 vaccination programme next month with frontline healthcare staff and the elderly in line for the first doses as the country tackles a new wave of coronavirus infections, state media reported on Monday.
The Southeast Asian country expects to receive 60 million doses this year, including 30 million under the WHO-led COVAX scheme, with a first batch of 204,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to arrive on Feb. 28.
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