(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will get approximately five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February, including 4.9 million doses through Covax, a global mechanism for developing, manufacturing, and distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
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Another 117,000 doses will be imported by the end of February, says Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong, provided everything goes according to plan.
Five million people will receive an initial shot and a booster shot three months later. Two to five million people on the frontline of the fight against the virus will be prioritized to get the vaccine.