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Vietnamese in Thailand donate to Covid-19 vaccine fund
Updated: 17:15, 12/07/2021
The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand held a ceremony on July 11 to receive nearly 1.5 million baht (US$46,100) donated by the Vietnamese community in the country to Vietnam’s national Covid-19 vaccine fund.
Of the total, 1.469 million baht was contributed by the association of Vietnamese people in Thailand, and 10,000 bath by the Vietnamese students’ association in Thailand.
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The ceremony to receive donations from Vietnamese people in Thailand. |
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh expressed his thanks for the contributions by Vietnamese people living in Thailand, although they have also been hit by the pandemic.
He affirmed that the funding will be sent to Vietnam as soon as possible.
On this occasion, the diplomat presented US$8,000 from the Vietnam Covid-19 prevention and control fund to Vietnamese people in Thailand hit hard by the pandemic.
Two million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, assisted by the US, are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam this weekend, the Health Ministry announced on July 8.
The Ministry of Health said Monday that the first batch of more than 90,000 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines will reach Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport Wednesday morning.
Vietnam's Health Ministry has granted conditional approval for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. The product, Spikevax, is the fifth vaccine to be authorised, following AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Pfizer, and Sinopharm vaccines.
The U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has promised to help Vietnam acquire Covid-19 vaccines.
The national Covid-19 vaccine fund received over VND7.95 trillion (US$344.5 million) as of June 30 afternoon, its management board said.
Source: NDO/VNA
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