(VOVWORLD) – US multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation Pfizer is committed to ensuring the supply of 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to children aged 12 -18 years old, in the next quarter, said  Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

At Wednesday online meeting with John Paul Pullicino, General Director of Pfizer Vietnam Co., Ltd, the Ministry of Health initially negotiated with Pfizer on supplying Vietnam with 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for children. Vietnam currently has about 9 million children in the 12-18 age group.

The two sides also discussed Pfizer’s plan to supply COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 and the transferring of vaccine production technology to Vietnam or setting up a COVID-19 vaccine factory in Vietnam.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, Pfizer will supply a total of 47 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam.

Source: VOV5