Pfizer commits to 20 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-18
Pfizer, a US multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation, has pledged to provide Vietnam with 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-18 in the fourth quarter to help with its vaccination rollout.
Hanoi (VNA) – Pfizer, a US multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation, has pledged to provide Vietnam with 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-18 in the fourth quarter to help with its vaccinationrollout.
Duringan online working session with Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long onJuly 14, General Director of the Pfizer Vietnam Co. Ltd John Paul Pullicino saidPfizer will deliver about 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine inJuly, 3-4 million doses in August-September, and nearly 27 million doses in thefourth quarter.
Togetherwith 20 million doses for children, Pfizer committed a supply of 47million doses in the fourth quarter.
Longsuggested the company soon supply enough 31 million doses under a signed contract right in the third quarter to meet current demand and ease pressure onvaccination in the fourth quarter.
Bothsides also discussed Pfizer vaccine supply for next year, the transfer ofvaccine production technology to Vietnam, or the building of a vaccine plant inthe country.
Pullicinovowed efforts to soon supply vaccines to Vietnam as scheduled, continuestudying the administration of vaccines among smaller kids and pregnant women, and workclosely together to ensure the most efficient use of vaccines in the country.
Healso promised to respond to Vietnam’s proposals regarding vaccine productiontechnology transfer and &💛nbsp;the constructionof a vaccine plant in the country at the earliest./.
The first shipment of some 96,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech will be delivered to Hanoi on July 7 morning, according to the Vietnamese health ministry.
Two million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, assisted by the US, are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam this weekend, the Health Ministry announced on July 8.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said amid increasing complicated COVID-19 situation, Vietnam hopes countries and international organisations to increase the sharing of information, technology, finance and medical supplies, especially vaccines, to jointly prevent and control the pandemic and soon bring life back to normal.
The third batch of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, donated by Japan, arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on July 9 morning.
The Ministry of Health has released guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of rare heart inflammation issues following receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on July 13 announced an additional grant of 1 million doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam, raising the total Japan has donated to the country to 3 million doses.
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All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
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Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
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Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
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This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
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