Vietnam to buy Russian, British COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi Press Agency

Friday 1441/12/24 - 2020/08/14

HANOI, Aug 14, 2020, SPA -- Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases, Reuters reported.

Russia said on Wednesday it would roll out the world's first COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks.

Vietnam will also buy vaccines from Britain, where it has a partnership to develop a homegrown vaccine with the University of Bristol.

--SPA
19:57 LOCAL TIME 16:57 GMT
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