Five Covid-19 vaccines approved for emergency use in Vietnam

Updated: 12:47, 05/07/2021

Vietnam's Health Ministry has granted conditional approval for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. The product, Spikevax, is the fifth vaccine to be authorised, following AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Pfizer, and Sinopharm vaccines.

US pledges further Covid-19 vaccine support for Vietnam

The U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has promised to help Vietnam acquire Covid-19 vaccines.

National Covid-19 vaccine fund receives over 7.95 trillion VND

The national Covid-19 vaccine fund received over VND7.95 trillion (US$344.5 million) as of June 30 afternoon, its management board said.

Vietnam to receive 1 million more vaccine doses from Japan

One million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine donated by Japan are expected to be delivered to Vietnam on July 1 and July 8, the Ministry of Health said on June 29.

Prime Minister asks for AstraZeneca’s support in vaccine strategy implementation

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.

Vietnamese-American professor funded to develop Whitmore's disease vaccine

A group of researchers led by a Vietnamese-American professor has been granted $3 million by the U.S. defence department to create a vaccine against melioidosis.