Office Managing Director Aurélia Nguyen made the above statement during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Paris on November 3.

For his part, PM Pham thanked the COVAX Facility for committing to allocate 38.9 million doses this year, of which nearly 23 million doses have arrived in the country.

As Viet Nam has moved away from zero-COVID-19 strategy to safely adapt to the pandemic and reboot the recovery, Pham emphasized that the country needs more vaccine as soon as possible to increase vaccination coverage among children.

PM Pham announced that the Government of Viet Nam has decided to contribute additional US$500,000 to the COVAX Facility, raising Viet Nam’s total contributions to US$1 million./.