Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla praised Vietnam’s efforts in responding to the pandemic and protecting people’s health, believing that Vietnam would soon control the disease.
During a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday, Bourla pledged to seek ways to speed up the delivery of vaccine to Vietnam in August, September and the fourth quarter of this year.
Prime Minister Chinh thanked the firm for its practical contributions to the development of the health sector in Vietnam as well as for its active cooperation in delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to the country under the 31 million dose supply contract already signed by the two sides.
The Government has approved the purchase of nearly 20 million more doses of the vaccine from the firm.
At the same time, the Prime Minister proposed establishing new forms of cooperation such as technology transfer on vaccines and especially drugs to treat COVID-19. The Pfizer CEO welcomed Prime Minister Chinh’s proposals and said his firm is willing to cooperate with Vietnam in the long run.
The Prime Minister earlier sent a letter on vaccine cooperation on August 9.
Source: VOV5