According to the decision, more than VND2.65 trillion (US$111.02 million) from the national Covid-19 vaccine fund will be used to purchase nearly 20 million doses of the vaccine and activities serving inoculation at the request of the Ministry of Health.

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Relevant ministries are asked to take responsibility for the management, use and payment of the amount in an economic, effective, open and transparent manner.

The Health Ministry is required to report the use of the sum to the Prime Minister.

Seven Covid-19 vaccines conditionally approved for emergency use in Vietnam

Vietnam's Health Ministry has conditionally approved seven Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use in the country.

Vietnam administers more than 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Vietnam surpassed a total of 30 million shots of Covid-19 vaccine on the morning of August 14 after five consecutive days of administering more than one million shots per day.

Hanoi administers 4.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

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China to gift Vietnam 3 million more Covid vaccines

China will gift another three million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam this year, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said.

Vietnam approves Covid vaccine from UAE

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Source: NDO/VNA