Emirates SkyCargo has announced that it has crossed a major milestone in the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines with 600 million doses flown on its flights.
Vingroup’s affiliate VinBioCare has received approval for clinical trial from the Ministry of Health to advance ARCT-154, a new generation Arcturus vaccine targeting SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, including the Delta variant.
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., through its subsidiaries in Vietnam - UNIQLO Vietnam and Fast Retailing Vietnam, announced it will donate VND11 billion (US$478,000) to the country’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fund to support vaccination programme in Viet Nam.
The group hoped that these small contributions would partly reduce the burden on the State budget, support the Government to accelerate vaccination progress reaching a large number of people so that businesses would soon return to normal activities in order to develop the...
Thailand’s TCC Group, in coordination with the Sirivadhanabhakdi Foundation, has contributed US$1 million (VND23 billion) to help the Government of Viet Nam in promoting COVID-19 vaccination for the community and labour force.
Geleximco Group Joint Stock Company and An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank donated VND20 billion (over US$868,000) to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund in Ha Noi last Saturday.
Japfa Vietnam handed over US$1 million to the Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front to contribute to the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund, joining hands with the Vietnamese Government to accelerate the vaccination for the people as a condition for economic recovery.
Viet Nam is seeking support from the private sector to secure enough funding to nail deals of 150 million COVID-19 doses in 2021 in an effort to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible.
Account number 686868 at the Ho Chi Minh City Housing Development Commercial Joint Stock Bank (HDBank) is among those designated to receive donations for the national COVID-19 vaccine fund, the lender said.
With the donation, VIB hopes to contribute to administering free vaccines to all people in order to return life to normal as well as stabilising local economy, the bank said in a statement.