Accordingly, a first shot of Pfizer vaccine can be followed by Moderna vaccine and vice versa while a first shot of AstraZeneca can be followed by Pfizer or Moderna.

The Health Ministry has allowed the mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccines for the second shot.

To implement the Covid-19 vaccine strategy, Vietnam has so far received a range of vaccines manufactured with different technologies, such as vector technology (Astra Zeneca, Sputnik V), mRNA technology (Pfizer, Moderna), and inactivated technology (Sinopharm).

At the same time, medical manufacturers are currently researching and developing a number of vaccines using various technologies.

Due to the scarcity of vaccines, many countries have researched and used a combination of two vaccines developed with the same or different technology, based on the available vaccines, such as mixing and matching vector vaccines and mRNA vaccines, or combining mRNA vaccines of different manufacturers.

To increase the vaccination coverage, the advisory council on the use of vaccines on September 8 advised the mixing and matching of vaccines in the case that the supply of vaccine used in the first dose is not enough for the second shot.

1.4 mln AstraZeneca vaccines arrive

Vietnam Vaccine JSC received 1.44 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in HCMC Thursday as part of its deal with the Swedish-British company.

Australia to present over 400,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam

Australia will deliver more than 400,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam this week to help the Southeast Asian nation fight against the pandemic.

Italy, Romania to give Vietnam 1.1 mln AstraZeneca Covid vaccines

Italy and Romania have pledged to provide over 1.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam.

Million Pfizer vaccine doses to start arriving in 24 hours: US VP

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said the U.S. will gift Vietnam an additional one million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses that "will start arriving within the next 24 hours."

Poland hands over Covid-19 vaccine batch to Vietnam

A batch of 501,600 Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by the Polish Government was handed over to Vietnam at a ceremony held at Warsaw Chopin on August 20.

Source: NDO