(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Vaccine Company (VNVC) handed over 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Health Ministry in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.
 AstraZeneca vaccine at a preservation area operated by VNVC (Photo: VNA)
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This was the ninth batch under the order of 30 million doses the VNVC signed with AstraZeneca last November.
Since July 9, over 6.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have been sent to Vietnam via the VNVC, bringing the total to about 7 million doses.
All the vaccine volume has been delivered to the Health Ministry on a not-for-profit basis with a commitment to ensuring quick and safe delivery and vaccine quality.
The VNVC pledged to cover all costs during the vaccine purchase, transportation, preservation, and hand-over.
It also promised to deliver the remaining to the Ministry on schedule.