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Covid-19 vaccine: Light faint at the end of the tunnel
By Viet Anh  December 22, 2020 | 02:21 pm GMT+7
Batches of Vietnamese Covid-19 vaccine Nanocovax are placed into cold storage, between 2-8 degrees Celsius, at a laboratory in HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.
Amidst an apparent global sigh of relief over recent Covid-19 vaccine developments, experts say Vietnam s access to an effective one is fraught with uncertainty. There are different options for Vietnam as well as other developing countries in accessing effective Covid-19 vaccines. The first one is joining the Covax facility, the second is having direct contact with manufacturers, and the third is producing domestic vaccines, Dr. Thu Anh Nguyen, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia, said.