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Vietnam to vaccinate 20% of population against COVID-19 by end of year

Published: 02 Apr 2021 - 03:28 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 03:49 pm
A doctor looks at the vial before receiving a vaccine, as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 20

A doctor looks at the vial before receiving a vaccine, as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 20

Reuters

HANOI: Vietnam aims to have 20% of its 98 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year, its health ministry said on Friday.

It said the country would receive 4.1 million vaccine doses under the COVAX-sharing facility by the end of May.