Portugal receives first batch of Moderna coronavirus vaccine

LISBON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Portuguese Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that the country had received the first shipment of 8,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine produced by U.S. biotechnology company Moderna.

This first batch will be administered to "priority health professionals at private hospitals that collaborate with the SNS (National Health Service) in the treatment and response to COVID-19 patients," the SNS said in a note.