Laos to receive over two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China and Australia


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VIENTIANE, Sept 21 (Xinhua): Laos will receive another 2,434,580 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from the Chinese and Australian governments as well as the private sector in 2021, a senior government official has said. “So far we have received five types of Covid-19 vaccine, including about 5,567,490 doses of the Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Sputnik vaccines,” local daily Vientiane Times on Tuesday quoted Director General of the Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, Phonepaseuth Ounaphome. Health workers are currently administering the second round of Sinopharm and AstraZeneca vaccinations and urge everyone to come forward to be immunised. Phonepaseuth...