S.Korea donates additional COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam

Bishkek, Nov. 4, 2021 / Kabar /. South Korea has decided to donate an additional 290,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam, Xinhua reported.

South Korea provided 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines for Vietnam and 470,000 doses of the vaccines for Thailand on Oct. 12, while donating 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Iran on Oct. 25.

The Seoul ministry said in a statement that the additional donation would contribute to the improved friendly ties between South Korea and Vietnam and the global efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

It came as South Korea's full vaccination rate topped 70 percent of the population, a major precondition set by the government to ease antivirus measures.

In the latest tally, the country administered COVID-19 vaccines to 80.5 percent of the population, with 75.9 percent being fully vaccinated. Enditem