Pfizer vaccine will be used to protect most vulnerable in Laos

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) Health authorities say that people who are most likely to develop severe symptoms from Covid infection, including those over the age of 60 and people with underlying health conditions, will have access to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

A shipment of 100,620 doses of the vaccine arrived in Laos on Monday (May 31), provided by the Covax Facility a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Unicef, and the World Health Organization (WHO).