Vietnam has approved the COVID-19 vaccine jointly made by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE) for domestic emergency use, the government said on Saturday.
It is the fourth vaccine to be endorsed in the Southeast Asian country that is tackling a new outbreak.
Vietnam is trying to accelerate its vaccine procurement drive to tackle a more stubborn wave of infections, even though its overall case load and fatality numbers remain relatively low.
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