First shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to arrive Wednesday
(VOVWORLD) -The first shipment of some 96,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech will arrive in Hanoi on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry.
 Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
This is part of the 31 million Pfizer doses ordered by the Health Ministry for the year, with planned delivery of 3 million in the third quarter and 28 million in the fourth quarter.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was the first vaccine approved by the WHO for emergency use.
The mainstay of Vietnam’s vaccination drive so far has been AstraZeneca.
As of 4 p.m Monday, nearly 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Vietnam. 150 million vaccine doses will be needed to cover 70% of Vietnam’s population this year.