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A medical specialist collects a swab sample from a traveller at a testing center for Covid-19 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Credit: Reuters Photo
Vietnam's health ministry has registered to buy a Russian Covid-19 vaccine, state television reported on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country fights a new outbreak of the coronavirus following months of no local cases.
"In the meantime, Vietnam will still continue developing the country's own Covid-19 vaccine," state broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) said.
Vietnam has reported a total of 911 infections, with 21 deaths.
Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks, rejecting as "groundless" the safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow's rapid approval of the drug.
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