Australia to give 1.5 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam
The Peninsula
HANOI: Australia will donate 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam soon, the Southeast Asian country said in a statement on Tuesday
After successfully containing the virus for months, Vietnam has recently brought in movement restrictions in major cities after a spike in infections, fuelled by the more infectious Delta variant first found in India. The donation of the Australia made vaccines and A$40 million ($29.96 million) to help procure vaccines followed a meeting between Vietnam's deputy minister Pham Binh Minh and Australian minister for trade, tourism and investment Dan Tehan.More Related News