The sum was raised by 355,496 organisations and individuals, according to the board.

Covid-19 vaccine AstraZeneca.

It said that in July, it plans to use nearly VND2 trillion from the fund to buy vaccines following a request by the Ministry of Health. The remaining will continue to be sent to commercial banks in line with regulations.

The board has opened 21 bank accounts for donations in Vietnam dong, US dollar and euro at the State Treasury of Vietnam, and the six commercial banks of BIDV, Vietcombank, VietinBank, HDBank, Agribank and TPBank.

The use and management of the fund and the opening of accounts at the State Treasury is publicised on the mass media daily.

Vietnam will need VND22.5 trillion to buy 150 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate 75 million people in order to achieve herd immunity.

Vero-Cell Covid-19 vaccine by Sinopharm

A flight transporting 500,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccine against Covid-19 produced by Sinopharm arrived in Noi Bai airport in Hanoi on June 20.

Vietnam to trial vaccine passport program in July

Vietnam will trial its vaccine passport program in July in the northern province of Quang Ninh, under which vaccinated or recovered foreign entrants will be quarantined for seven days.

Special online concert to support Covid-19 Vaccine Fund

An online international symphony concert connecting Vietnam with the world will be organised to support the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund, while the largest-ever vaccination campaign is running.

Vaccine passport program readied for foreigners to visit Phu Quoc Island

The tourism ministry is urgently working on a plan for welcoming international tourists with the so-called Covid-19 vaccine passports to Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province.

More donors contribute to national Covid-19 vaccine fund

The national Covid-19 vaccine fund received over VND 6.6 billion from 17 sponsors at a ceremony on June 24.

Source: NDO/VNA