Vietnam Strengthens Vaccine Self-Sufficiency Through Partnerships with US and European Firms

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Government News Party General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation witness the document exchange ceremony between Pfizer and VNVC (Viet Nam). Photo: VNA VNVC and Pfizer are two prominent organizations from Viet Nam and the United States in the fields of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines. At the document exchange ceremony, the two sides expressed their pride in their long-standing cooperation toward the shared goal of contributing to the care and improvement of the health and quality of life of the Vietnamese people. Both sides expressed their desire to contribute their respective expertise, capabilities, and resources to support Viet Nam's healthcare priorities; and to discuss and explore cooperation opportunities to promote vaccination, strengthen the preparedness and response capacity of the public health system, and contribute to achieving Viet Nam's long-term healthcare goals. At the same time, VNVC and Pfizer expressed their appreciation for the Government's leadership and direction, as well as its ongoing efforts to protect and improve the health of the people. Earlier, in March 2025, in the presence of leaders of the Ministry of Health and the U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, VNVC signed a memorandum of cooperation with Pfizer to share knowledge and support capacity development in high-quality vaccine manufacturing. Under the agreement, Pfizer will support VNVC in enhancing its knowledge of developing a vaccine manufacturing plant that meets international standards in Viet Nam, with the goal of producing vaccines domestically to meet domestic demand and gradually participating in the global supply chain. Pfizer is one of the world's leading innovative biopharmaceutical companies, with a mission to bring scientific breakthroughs to patients. With more than 175 years of scientific development, Pfizer continuously researches and develops medicines and vaccines that contribute to disease prevention and treatment and improve health. In 2025, Pfizer's medicines and vaccines reached more than 448 million patients worldwide. VNVC and Pfizer have cooperated to roll out many next-generation vaccines in Viet Nam, promoting scientific research and expanding opportunities for disease prevention for children and adults. Photo: VNVC VNVC operates Viet Nam's leading large-scale fee-based vaccination center system, with nearly 300 modern centers nationwide. In May 2025, VNVC broke ground on the VNVC Vaccine and Biological Manufacturing Plant in Tay Ninh Province. The plant is being built to international standards, including WHO-GMP, EU-GMP, and FDA-cGMP, creating a foundation for technology transfer and the gradual development of high-quality vaccine manufacturing capacity in Viet Nam. The project covers an area of more than 26,000 m², with first-phase investment capital of more than VND 2.5 trillion and a designed capacity of approximately 100–120 million vaccine doses per year. Under the plan, the VNVC plant aims to complete its infrastructure and manufacturing lines during 2027–2028, progressively acquire processes and technologies, and develop its manufacturing capabilities, with the goal of bringing products manufactured in Viet Nam to market from 2029. VNVC expands international cooperation to strengthen vaccine manufacturing capacity in Viet Nam Alongside its cooperation with Pfizer, VNVC is expanding cooperation with many major pharmaceutical groups and organizations around the world – including GSK (UK), the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Binnopharm, and Medsintez (Russia), among others – to strengthen Viet Nam's capacity to manufacture next-generation vaccines. Most recently, at the Viet Nam–France Business Forum held in Paris on September 10, VNVC reported to Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron on the positive progress of its cooperation to manufacture next-generation vaccines, representing the first such cooperation in Southeast Asia. At the event, VNVC and Sanofi exchanged a Joint Statement identifying the manufacture of three important next-generation vaccines for children and adults as a priority: a six-in-one vaccine containing an acellular pertussis component, a seasonal influenza vaccine, and a meningococcal vaccine protecting against four disease-causing serogroups (A, C, Y, and W). Under the cooperation roadmap, the two sides aim to produce the first vaccine batches from 2028 and bring the products to market from 2029. ONLINE NEWSPAPER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Editor-in-chief: Nguyen Hong Sam License: No. 102/GP-BTTTT dated on April 15, 2024. Head office: No. 16, Le Hong Phong - Ba Dinh - Ha Noi Tel: 080 43162 – 080 48440; Fax: 080 48924 Email: [email protected]