Vietnam: Coronavirus

(asked on 23rd February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to send surplus vaccine doses to Vietnam.


Answered by
Nigel Adams Portrait
Nigel Adams
This question was answered on 2nd March 2021

The Prime Minister has confirmed that the majority of any surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses in the UK's supply will be shared with COVAX. As the multilateral facility responsible for distributing COVID-19 vaccines to ensure global equitable access, it is right that COVAX decide how the vaccines that are provided to it can best be allocated to meet need and to ensure effectiveness and fairness.

The Right Honourable Member for Leeds South's reference to Vietnam reflects the wider importance of global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. This has been a central part of the government's international response to the pandemic. In addition to committing to sharing our surplus doses with COVAX, we have contributed £548m towards the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, which provides access to vaccines to the 92 most vulnerable economies. Vietnam is eligible for vaccines through the Advance Market Commitment and I [Minister Adams] am pleased to report it has been initially allocated over 4.8m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, with a delivery target of the second quarter of this year. While the progress made by COVAX is a significant achievement, we are clear this is just a start and the Government will continue to work with our international partners to ensure a strong and effective global response.

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