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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said COVID-19 prevention and control was the hardest job but the most outstanding highlight of the health sector in 2021.

Vietnam’s consistent policy of protecting and promoting human rights has been clearly shown in the context of COVID-19 posing unprecedented challenges to global efforts in protecting human rights.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has affirmed that Vietnam’s vaccine strategy has been a success in three aspects.

As of October 18, Vietnam had received 92.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines and administered more than 64 million doses. Results of the vaccination campaign are critical to the safe adaptation to the pandemic.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang has highly valued Vietnam's giving the top priority to protecting people’s health and lives, expressing his hope that the country will stamp out the COVID-19 pandemic soon.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, who heads the Working Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Diplomacy, has stressed the group's resolve to promote vaccine diplomacy for the country's fastest access to COVID-19 vaccines and medical equipment and drugs to treat the disease.

Vietnam has learned many lessons during the unprecedented fight against COVID-19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his counterpart of the Republic of Korea Kim Boo-kyum held a phone talks on July 22 to discuss specific measures promoting bilateral strategic cooperative partnership, towards the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

The socio-economic situation was kept stable and recorded positive results in different fields during the first half of 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh told the ongoing first session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) on July 22.

The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the largest-ever immunisation drive in Vietnam, kicked off with a ceremony held on July 10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had an emergency meeting with AstraZeneca in Hanoi on June 29, asking the firm to create the best possible conditions to help Vietnam effectively implement the COVID-19 vaccine strategy.

The results achieved in pandemic prevention and control are very positive and need to be further promoted, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a national teleconference on COVID-19 prevention and control on June 21.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has asked for stepping up the vaccine strategy with a specific roadmap and measures to achieve herd immunity, thus laying an important foundation to catch up with the global economy.