Localities, hospitals allocated 2.57 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

HÀ NỘI – The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has issued a decision on the distribution of more than  二. 五 七 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID- 一 九 vaccines to  五 一 localities and central-level hospitals nationwide.

The vaccines include  九 八 九,000 doses imported by the Việt Nam Vaccine JSC (VNVC),  一00,000 doses donated by the Belgium Government, and over  一. 四 八 million doses via COVAX Facility.

Hà Nội will receive the most with  六00,000 doses, followed by Đà Nẵng and Khánh Hoà Province each with  一00,000 doses.

The central-level hospitals will be allocated  八 三, 七00 doses.

HCM City would not be given vaccines in this round.

This is the third time this month Hà Nội has been provided with COVID- 一 九 vaccines.

The first round of distribution was on September  八 with nearly  一 million doses of China’s Vero Cell vaccines and the second round was on September  一 二 with  七00,000 doses of Vero Cell and AstraZeneca vaccines.

In Hà Nội, nearly  六 million doses have been administered so far.

Việt Nam had received a total of  三 七 million doses, of which more than  三 一 million doses have been injected so far.

According to the Ministry of Health, Việt Nam would get a further  一0 三 million doses from many sources by the end of this year. VNS