Health

PM askes for efforts to complete COVID-19 vaccination for children

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked for stronger efforts to import COVID-19 vaccines to complete the target of giving second shots to children aged from 12-18 years old within April and children from 5 to under 12 years old within the second quarter of this year, enabling them to go to school safely.
PM askes for efforts to complete COVID-19 vaccination for children ảnh 1A sixth-grade student of Khuong Dinh secondary school in Hanoi receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasasked for stronger efforts to import COVID-19 vaccines to complete the targetof giving second shots to children aged from 12-18 years old within April andchildren from 5 to under 12 years old within the second quarter of this year,enabling them to go to school safely.

According to a notification published by the GovernmentOffice on the PM’s conclusion at the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Preventionand Control’s recent online meeting with localities, the PM pointed to the fact that COVID-19 has been put under good control across the nation, with fatality ratio fell to 0.03 percent currently from 0.13 percent recorded last month. Socio-economic recovery and development have been sped up.
He outlined major tasks and solutions in the time to come, including the improvement of preventive medicine and health care capacity at grassroots level, and assigned specific tasks for ministries, sectors and localities. 

The Ministry of Health was asked to submit a report to the Government within April on plans and scenarios to respond to the situation when new pandemic developments are seen, such as the appearance of new SARS-CoV-2 variants.

The PM also directed the Ministry of Health tocontinue studying the injection of the second booster dose for adults, especiallyhigh-risk groups such as the elderly, people with background diseases, workersin industrial parks and major cities, and promptly build a plan on the administration of the second booster dose for adults.

At the same time, it is necessary to continue to work on the domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines, medicines and testing kits, along with building and popularising official guidelines for pandemicprevention and control as well as home treatment, he requested.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism was requested tocoordinate with the Ministry of Health to give detail instructions on the managementand treatment of COVID-19 patients who are tourists, while working with the Ministryof Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Finance toreview visa policies as well as tourism and travel business regulations toboost tourism recovery and development. It is directed to prepare necessaryconditions to ensure the success of the upcoming 31st SoutheastAsian Games./.

VNA
#COVID-19 #Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh #Ministry of Health #SARS-CoV-2 variants #COVID-19 vaccines #visa policies #31st Southeast Asian Games #Vietnam #Vietnam news #Vietnam News Agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Under-12 children in Quang Ninh to receive COVID-19 vaccination on April 14

Under-12 children in Quang Ninh to receive COVID-19 vaccination on April 14

The first Moderna COVID-19 vaccine lot for children from 5 to under 12 years old, which arrived in Vietnam on April 8, will be administered to sixth-grade students in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 14, according to Assoc Prof. Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Vice Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).

See more

Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi, speaks online on Vietnam’s digital transformation strategy in medical education. (Photo: VNA)

Forum spotlights AI and digital innovation in healthcare

To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.

PM Pham Minh Chinh (second from right) visits the Karolinska Institutet. (Photo: VNA)

PM seeks stronger medical ties with Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet

The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.

D.F (left), a US patient, at a follow-up examination with Do Lenh Hung, head of the department of urethral reconstructive surgery. (Photo: VNA)

High-quality healthcare services attract more foreign patients to Binh Dan Hospital

Renowned for its expertise in complex surgeries, the hospital has attracted foreign patients seeking treatment for conditions such as kidney and urinary tract stones, urological and gastrointestinal cancers, and male reproductive disorders. Most procedures are performed using advanced techniques, including laparoscopy and robotic surgery. T

A banner on the side of a car urges people to quit smoking for their own health and that of their loved ones (Photo: VNA)

Sharp tobacco tax hike urged to safeguard youths, community health

A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.

On the morning of May 26, 2025, following bilateral talks at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong (first, right) and French President Emmanuel Macron (first, left) witness the exchange of cooperation documents between leaders of ministries, agencies, and enterprises from both countries. In the photo: Ngo Chi Dung, General Director and Chairman of the Board of Viet Nam Vaccine Company (VNVC) (second, right), and Zainab Sadat Qayyum, President of Sanofi Southeast Asia – India, exchange the cooperation agreement on the transfer of Sanofi’s vaccine production technology to VNVC’s vaccine and biologicals plant. (Photo: VNVC)

Vietnam, France collaborate in vaccine production technology transfer

Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.

Medical facilities have been instructed to prepare necessary infrastructure, medical equipment, and supplies to ensure effective patient admission, isolation, diagnosis, treatment, and infection control. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Enhanced anti-COVID-19 measures in place amid rising cases

According to the World Health Organisation, more than 25,000 COVID-19 cases have been recorded globally over the past month. Notably, from January 1 to May 10, Thailand reported nearly 54,000 infections and 16 deaths. The rise in cases in Thailand has been linked to the spread of XBB.1.16 subvariant.

The working session between the Vietnamese delegation and the Cuban Ministry of Health (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Cuba deepen health partnership with focus on biopharmaceuticals

During a working session with Cuban Deputy Minister of Health Tania Margarita Cruz Hernández, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen described the bilateral medical partnership as a vivid symbol of international solidarity, one deeply rooted in the historic friendship fostered by President Ho Chi Minh and leader Fidel Castro.