Pfizer’s first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to arrive in Vietnam in July

(VOVWORLD) - A representative of Pfizer Vietnam on Thursday confirmed that 31 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be provided for Vietnam this year following the Ministry of Health’s conditional approval of Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in the country.

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The agreement is part of Pfizer/BioNTech’s global commitment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pfizer representative said both sides have completed negotiations for the deal and the first shipment could arrive in Vietnam in July.

The Health Ministry said Pfizer’s product – named Comirnaty – comes in doses of 0.3ml of mRNA molecules protected by lipid nanoparticles and its delivery is scheduled for the third and fourth quarters of this year.