The container containing 117,600 doses (out of a total of 30 million doses) of AstraZeneca’s first Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Vietnam on February 24, part of the contract between VNVC and AstraZeneca Group signed in November 2020.

After completing the necessary procedures, on the same day, the first batch of vaccines was transported by specialized vehicle and brought into the `Door of Import` to be stored in the cold storage of VNVC and AstraZeneca.

The cold storage has strict rules according to GSP standards to maintain the necessary temperature to ensure Covid-19 vaccine quality and safety for workers, such as wearing protective clothing and following regulations.

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is kept cold at 2-8 degrees Celsius and placed in a locked multi-layer room, monitored by a security camera system.

In addition, VNVC Vaccination Center System is the only unit in Vietnam that has 3 cold storages at minus 86 degrees Celsius in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hanoi that can preserve other Covid-19 vaccines (eg.

All cold storages and deep cold storages at VNVC are equipped with a strict storage temperature monitoring system including on-site monitoring and online remote monitoring through a diverse software system and warning system including

VNVC’s 51 cold storages, cold storages, and 3 deep underground cold storages nationwide have a total area of more than 1,000 m2, a capacity of more than 4,000 m3, and a capacity of up to 170 million doses of vaccine at a time at temperatures ranging from

Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong inspects the preservation of Covid-19 vaccines at VNVC cold storage.

AstraZeneca’s vaccine, currently used in over 50 countries, is prepared based on viral vector technology, using harmless flu viruses from chimpanzees.

Ms. Vu Thu Ha, VNVC System Supply Director, shared that AstraZeneca and VNVC have checked the data of this vaccine batch during the production and transportation process.

`VNVC is proud to contribute to the country’s epidemic prevention and control work. In addition to the contract to order 30 million doses of vaccine from AstraZeneca, under the guidance and support of the Ministry of Health, VNVC continues to

To preserve Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine as well as many other vaccines, VNVC has invested in a cold storage system that meets GSP standards of the Ministry of Health with 51 cold storages from 2 to 8 degrees Celsius at all vaccination centers nationwide.

VNVC has also calculated a plan to serve 3 shifts, even 24/7 at all centers throughout the system to serve people vaccinated against Covid-19 early according to the direction of the Government and Ministry of Health.

Inside the first Covid-19 vaccine cold storage in Vietnam

VNVC is the only unit in Vietnam with a deep underground vaccine storage warehouse that can meet the conditions for storing and preserving millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses required to be stored at subzero temperatures.

VNVC is the leading high-end vaccination center system in Vietnam, with nearly 50 centers, with large investments in facilities, equipment, and especially high-quality staff.

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