Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam answered questions fromseveral National Assembly (NA) deputies on Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention andcontrol measures in the time ahead as well as progress in the country’s vaccineresearch, at a Q&A session of the 14th NA’s 10th sittingon November 6.
In reply to a question from Deputy Duong TanQuan from Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Dam said Vietnam has conducted closemonitoring of those who enter the country, both legally and illegally, becauseof the pandemic’s complex developments around the world.
Both public and private health clinics,schools, accommodation sites, and factories are required to follow disease preventionand control measures, he said.
Vietnam must prepare for the disease to lastuntil the end of 2021 and be able to produce a vaccine at that time or in early2022.
The purchase of vaccine from other sourcesremains relatively difficult, he explained, as demand will long be higher thanproduction capacity.
For Vietnam, the best solution is to maintainprevention measures and, at the same time, safely coexist with the disease.
He asked leaders of ministries, sectors, andlocalities, and people not to be subjective but to take the initiative indisease prevention and control.
Regarding the dismissal of Le Vinh Danh fromTon Duc Thang University as President of the Vietnam General Confederation ofLabour (VGCL), the Deputy PM said the Prime Minister had directed the Ministryof Education and Training to set up a working delegation, which would be led bya Deputy Minister, to investigate the matter.
The punishment of an official must follow Partyregulations and laws on officials and public servants, as well as officialmanagement practices, he emphasised./.
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