Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has said that under a vaccine technology transfer contract signed with a US partner, a vaccine production factory with a yearly capacity of 100 million doses will operate in 2022.

HCM City Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc has said that in the 5th phase of Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the city has administered 170,177 vaccine doses.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi has suggested the Federation Council of Russia further promote bilateral cooperation in COVID-19 prevention and control, 

The largest ever vaccination campaign in history has posed both opportunities and challenges to the cold storage industry as tens of millions of vaccine doses need to be preserved at the same time.

Three million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine supplied by the US via the COVAX Facility will arrive in Vietnam on July 25, unveiled Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang during the ministry’s regular press conference yesterday.

If the number of severe Covid-19 cases that need endotracheal intubation, ventilators and resuscitation rises too high, Vietnam’s medical resources will be overloaded, experts have warned.

As Vietnam develops a quality cold storage system to successfully implement the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the opportunity for multinational corporations to join the logistical effort might open its doors.

Vietnam welcomes and is grateful for the timely and practical assistance from countries, partners, and international organisations to Vietnam with regards to COVID-19, foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on Thursday.

The overseas Vietnamese (OV) business community expects the Vietnam’s Government to create favorable conditions and issue specified mechanisms for them to join hands in seeking Covid-19 vaccine providers,

Besides modern medical techniques and equipment, traditional medicines are used to assist COVID-19 treatment in Vietnam.

Amid shortages of Covid-19 vaccines and vague fears about rare side effects, some countries have mixed different types of vaccines.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 14 had phone talks with his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis.

Vietnam as of July 10 had reported 26,608 Covid-19 infection cases and 110 deaths.

Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong has just signed a decision on the allocation plan of 746,460 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to provinces, cities and hospitals across the country.

Vietnam has gained sufficient resources for purchasing 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and conduct vaccination for the entire people, according to President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien.

Vietnam is struggling with the 4th wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of infections has spiked and is now at the highest level since the virus appeared in Vietnam early last year.

From July 9, Ho Chi Minh City entered 15 days of social distancing under Directive 16 of the Prime Minister. This is a valuable time for Vietnam’s largest metropolis to find new strategies to 'live together' with the Covid-19 epidemic.

Military-run telecom group Viettel has developed a digital health record system that allows people to register for COVID-19 vaccination, make health declarations, and receive information on time and venue for the inoculation online.

A batch of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Japanese Government arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City early on July 9.

The list of groups given priority in COVID-19 vaccination has been expanded in the largest-ever immunisation campaign of Vietnam.