Vietnam asks Pfizer to soon provide 22 million vaccine doses
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla help accelerate the delivery of 22 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 in Vietnam in the coming days, with a goal of completing the contract in April or May at the latest.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasproposed Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla help accelerate the delivery of 22million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 in Vietnam in thecoming days, with a goal of completing the contract in April or May at the latest.
Talking to Bourla over the phone on February 15 evening,Chinh said that this move will help protect children’s health and effectivelycarry out the safe reopening of schools.
This is the second talks between the Vietnamese Government headand Pfizer’s leader since the fourth wave of COVID-19 broke out in Vietnam inlate April.
Chinh said that Vietnam recently imported Pfizer’s vaccineto inject on children aged between 12 and 17, making them safer and moresecure when going back to school. To date, nearly 96 percent of the children inthis age group have received the first jab, and nearly 90 percent the second.
He also thanked and appreciated Pfizer and Chairman Bourlapersonally for coordinating with the Vietnamese side to complete the supply of51 million doses , as requested during their previous phone call in August.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talks over phone with Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla (Photo: VNA)
With the close cooperation of Pfizer and the timely supply of vaccines from countries, including the US, Vietnam has successfullyimplemented a rapid vaccination strategy, and transitioned to a strategy offlexibly and safely adapting to and effectively controlling COVID-19 so as to restoreproduction activities and promote economic recovery.
For his part, Bourla affirmed that he will make every effortto speed up the implementation of the contract on supplying the vaccine forchildren from 5 to under 12 years old for Vietnam in the coming weeks as soonas possible. He also stated that Pfizer can cooperate with Vietnam intransferring technology to produce drugs to treat COVID-19.
On this occasion, PM Chinh invited the Pfizer leader toVietnam as a guest of the Prime Minister to discuss and promote a long-term bilateralcooperation plan./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talks over phone with Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla (Photo: VNA) 
