November 25, 2021 | 21:38 (GMT+7)
Argentina hands over 500,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam
PANO - A batch of 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Argentinean Government arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on November 24.
Argentinean Ambassador to Vietnam Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino attended the handover ceremony and handed over the vaccine batch to Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Mr. Le Cong Tien, Deputy Director General of the Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Given the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam as well as in the world, Argentina's donation of the vaccine is a profoundly significant act, reflecting the importance of the comprehensive partnership between the two countries, the traditional solidarity and friendship, and the practical support of Argentina for Vietnam in its efforts to speed up vaccination and soon put the pandemic under control.
Translated by Song Anh