General Secretary and President To Lam visits Pfizer's global headquarters
VGP - General Secretary and President To Lam visited and held a working session with representatives from biopharmaceutical company Pfizer in New York on September 22 (local time).
General Secretary and President To Lam (center) witnesses the handover of a cooperation document between Pfizer and Viet Nam Vaccine Joint Stock Company, New York, September 22, 2026. Photo: VGP
This is part of his ongoing trip to the U.S. to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81).
General Secretary and President To Lam witnessed the handover of a cooperation document between Pfizer and Viet Nam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on strengthening vaccine immunization and disease prevention capacity in Viet Nam.
Pfizer and VNVC voiced their desire to contribute their respective expertise, capabilities and resources to support Viet Nam's healthcare priorities, explore cooperation opportunities, promote vaccination and strengthen the public health system's preparedness and response capacity, thereby contributing to the country's long-term health goals.
The two sides pledged their longstanding cooperation towards the shared goal of helping improve the health and quality of life of Vietnamese people, and promised to continue discussions and explore further opportunities to protect and improve public health.
Earlier, in March 2025, VNVC signed a cooperation agreement with Pfizer to share knowledge and build capacity in the production of high-quality vaccines.
Under the agreement, Pfizer supports VNVC in developing expertise to build an internationally standardized vaccine manufacturing facility in Viet Nam, with a view to producing vaccines domestically to meet local demand and gradually joining the global supply chain./.