After one year implementing the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Vietnam has administered nearly 198.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on people living in the country, becoming one of the six countries with the highest vaccination coverage in the world.
Con Dao Island district in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau kick-started a COVID-19 vaccination drive on November 13 for children aged 12-17. With meticulous preparations in place, the vaccination drive - the sixth launched in the province - has been carried out in a smooth and safe fashion.
Southern Binh Duong province, a major industrial hub hit hard by the recent COVID-19 outbreaks, began vaccinating children aged 12 - 17 against the disease on October 31, hoping to reopen local schools soon.
Despite limited resources, the Vietnamese Government and local authorities are sparing no efforts to support and ensure safety for the expat community in Vietnam amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Philippine Government spokesman Harry Roque announced that the country will extend the entry ban on all visitors from India and nine other countries until the end of August due to concerns about the spread of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 began to administer the first shots under a COVID-19 vaccination drive for 5,000 French citizens and their family members in southern Vietnam, while the hospital’s volunteer teams are joining the vaccination campaign in the community as assigned by the municipal Health Department.
The second lot in the latest batch of over 3 million doses of COVID-19 Moderna vaccine granted by the US through the COVAX Facility was handed over to Vietnam late July 25.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has requested all medical facilities nationwide to conduct health screening and classify those aged from 18 and above who plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the 2021 – 2022 vaccination drive, the biggest of its kind in the nation.
The Ministry of Health always takes safety first when it comes to vaccination against not only COVID-19 but also other diseases, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long told the press on June 17.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on April 1 presented the token of the aid worth 200,000 USD to Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth to support the Cambodian Government and people in the fight against COVID-19.
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