Nguyen made the point in a recent meeting with representatives of the USAID and the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

He took the occasion to thank the U.S. Government for the donation of medical facility, disease prevention budget, and five million doses of Moderna vaccine via the COVAX Facility. 

Viet Nam has already signed a contract to purchase 31 million Pfizer doses and is finalizing procedures for another one with 20 doses.

In addition, 44 million doses of Pfizer are expected to come in Q4. Nguyen called upon the USAID to support Viet Nam to quickly  access Pfizer vaccine, especially in the next two months. 

He also asked the U.S. to provide ventilators for critically ill patients and ultra-cold freezers (-76°F) for vaccine storage./.