German Ambassador to Viet Nam, Dr. Guido Hildner, said “Germany has donated vaccines and medical equipment to Viet Nam on several occasions in 2021. With this new shipment of over 4 million doses of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine via COVAX, Germany continues its ongoing support to Viet Nam to fight and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, Germany will continue to show solidarity with Viet Nam in the fight against the effects of the pandemic and provide further vaccines through the international vaccine platform COVAX. The recent delivery is the largest German donation of vaccine doses to Viet Nam to date, bringing the total number of vaccines supplied by Germany to Viet Nam to over 10 million doses.
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British Ambassador to Viet Nam Gareth Ward said, “This donation is part of the U.K.’s support to Viet Nam’s road-map of opening the economy by facilitating its vaccine boosting at a large scale. We are committed to accompanying Vietnam to embrace a new chapter in 2022 when we all can live with COVID-19 in peace and prosperity again.”
In 2022, the U.K. will continue to strengthen the bilateral health partnership by supporting Vietnam to build a resilient health system through providing vaccines and medical supplies, and by facilitating knowledge exchange opportunities between the two countries.
Representing the Embassy of Luxembourg to Vietnam, the Honorary Consul in Ha Noi Tran Hong Quang, stressed that “no one should be left behind in the fight against Covid-19.” As a longstanding supporter of global vaccination efforts, Luxembourg actively engages in multilateral initiatives such as COVAX.
Representing the Embassy of Portugal to Viet Nam, the Honorary Consul in Ha Noi Tran Kim Chung said, “With the current development of Omicron, the pandemic will be far from enduring. Portugal will continue to support Vietnam in health sector to respond to the challenges caused by the pandemic and to ensure the equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnamese people.”
Ms. Lesley Miller, OIC Representative of UNICEF Vietnam, said, "On behalf of the U.N. Family, I would like to thank the Government and people of Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom for ensuring this timely, and important contribution of COVID-19 vaccines to Viet Nam.
The donation of vaccines from generous countries is proving an essential contribution to the equitable distribution of both initial and booster doses to populations around the world. Nevertheless, more is still needed, and the virus will continue its unpredictable path of mutation and waves of complex outbreaks, until all countries achieve strong vaccination coverage. Vietnam has proven itself highly efficient in the safe delivery of vaccines, ensuring they are utilized effectively. The governments which have supported and continue to support COVAX, both financially and through vaccine donations are change makers in the fight against this pandemic.”
With the delivery of vaccines donated by the Government of Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom, Vietnam has received 51,024,180 doses of COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX Facility.
Reported by Song Anh