The Vietnamese authorities have approved the use of the AtraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine against COVID-19, the government news portal reported on Saturday.
According to the statement, AstraZeneca will ship 30 million doses of the vaccine to Vietnam in 2021. The first batch of the drug is expected to be handed to the Asian nation in the first quarter of the year.
The Vietnamese government also continues talks with other vaccine producers.
Besides foreign vaccines, Vietnam is engaged in development of domestic vaccines against coronavirus. Vietnam-made vaccines Nanocovax and Covivax currently undergo phase one trials on volunteers, while phase two trials will start in February and March respectively.
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