Pfizer co妹妹itted to accelerate vaccine delivery to Việt Nam: CEO

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked Pfizer to accelerate vaccine delivery to Việt Nam, especially in August and September, as he held talks with the company's CEO Albert Bourla late Friday night.

The health ministry earlier said that shipments to Việt Nam, including Pfizer, would be limited in August and September, and the majority of the co妹妹itment would be fulfilled in the final months of the year, as the country is undergoing a severe fourth wave with prolonged lockdown measures announced in major urban centres nationwide.

During the virtual talk, the Vietnamese PM praised Pfizer’s role and contributions in protecting public health globally, notably in the pandemic fight through its successful development of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID- 一 九 vaccine.

He thanked the company for its contribution to Việt Nam’s medical development, as well as its supply of vaccines according to an agreement under which Việt Nam purchases  三 一 million doses.

The Vietnamese Government recently an additional  二0 million doses from the firm to vaccinate children aged  一 二- 一 八 years old, he said, urging the company make more doses available soon as the country is working hard to vaccinate  七0 per cent of its population by early  二0 二 二.

With the two deals, Pfizer vaccines make up the lion's share of the secured co妹妹itments of Việt Nam's i妹妹unisation efforts.

Chính expressed his hope that Pfizer would support Việt Nam in borrowing and receiving vaccines from other countries that currently have a surplus, and suggested new cooperation methods like the transfer of vaccine technologies and COVID- 一 九 treatment drugs.

He also hoped to promote the strategic, long-term cooperation with Pfizer in pharmaceuticals, technological research, development and transfer, and health capacity improvement for Việt Nam, affirming the Vietnamese Government places social welfare and public health top priorities.

Earlier on August  九, the PM also sent a letter to Bourla, asking for vaccination cooperation.