A woman walks past a sign bearing Covid-19 prevention advice in Hanoi. Photo: EPA-EFE
A woman walks past a sign bearing Covid-19 prevention advice in Hanoi. Photo: EPA-EFE

Coronavirus: Vietnam approves Sinopharm’s vaccine, but will people take it?

  • Only 1 per cent of Vietnam’s population has received at least one vaccine dose, trailing the efforts of poorer neighbours like Cambodia and Laos
  • The government will have to address anti-Chinese vaccine sentiment and people holding out for other brands as it tries to increase inoculation rate

A woman walks past a sign bearing Covid-19 prevention advice in Hanoi. Photo: EPA-EFE
A woman walks past a sign bearing Covid-19 prevention advice in Hanoi. Photo: EPA-EFE
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