Japan to donate nearly 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Asian countries



The vaccine is planned to be sent in the near future, as soon as the necessary preparations are completed.
Japan will additionally donate about 5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from the British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca to Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. This was announced on Friday at a press conference in Tokyo by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
doses of the drug [manufactured by] AstraZeneca to Indonesia and Vietnam. Another 400,000 doses will be given to Thailand and 500,000 to Vietnam. In this way, we are responding to relevant requests from these states,” he said.
According to Toshimitsu Motegi, the vaccine is planned to be sent in the near future, as soon as the necessary preparations are completed. He also noted that Japan is now exploring the possibility of organizing additional deliveries of a coronavirus vaccine to Taiwan.
To date, Tokyo has already sent about 25 million doses to a number of countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. We are talking about the drug company AstraZeneca, produced in Japan.
doses of the drug [manufactured by] AstraZeneca to Indonesia and Vietnam. Another 400,000 doses will be given to Thailand and 500,000 to Vietnam. In this way, we are responding to relevant requests from these states,” he said.
According to Toshimitsu Motegi, the vaccine is planned to be sent in the near future, as soon as the necessary preparations are completed. He also noted that Japan is now exploring the possibility of organizing additional deliveries of a coronavirus vaccine to Taiwan.
To date, Tokyo has already sent about 25 million doses to a number of countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. We are talking about the drug company AstraZeneca, produced in Japan.
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