Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has signed Decision No. 1644/QD-TTg on funding for purchasing and transporting 5 million doses of the Abdala vaccine from Cuba. The funds come from the Vietnam Covid-19 Vaccine Fund.
1.05 million doses of the Abdala vaccine, 900,000 of which are under commercial contract, and medical equipment from Cuba have been shipped to Vietnam as a result of State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the country on September 18-20.