Vietnam to buy AstraZeneca vaccine


THE country has agreed to buy 30 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca Plc, the government said, adding that authorities are also seeking to purchase vaccines from other sources, including Pfizer Inc.

The South-East Asian country had previously agreed to get a Russian vaccine though it also said it would not rush to secure vaccine deals, citing the potential for high financial costs and after managing to contain its coronavirus outbreaks to only 1,494 cases with 35 deaths.

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