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A vial of Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. Photo: Reuters

In a letter sent to President of the European Council Charles Michel on August 18, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested the European Union (EU) share Covid-19 vaccines with Vietnam to step up the country’s vaccine diplomacy strategy. Additionally, Phuc thanked the EU for its assistance to Vietnam over the past time, especially its donation of 2.4 million doses of vaccines via the COVAX Facility.

Vietnam is struggling to secure enough vaccines to administer its nearly 100 million population, and facing a shortage of medical equipment to ward off the current pandemic outbreak. The Vietnamese leader proposed the EU provide maximum assistance for the Southeast Asian nation by donating and transferring vaccines, sharing technology and experience, and providing medical equipment.

At batch of vaccines in Vietnam. Photo: VNA

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has also sent a letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, in which he spoke highly of the active development of the Vietnam – EU ties amid the pandemic.

Chinh noted his wish that the EU would consider helping Vietnam with vaccine supplies and suggest the COVAX Facility prioritise the allocation of vaccines to Vietnam and other ASEAN member countries given the complex developments of the pandemic in the region.

So far, Vietnam has received over 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, either through contracts, global vaccine access mechanism COVAX or foreign aid. It has vaccinated around 15.3 million people with at least one shot, with 1.4 million fully vaccinated./.

A medical staff vaccinates a person in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15, 2021. Photo: VnExpress

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