The document was sent to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the Pasteur Institutes in Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang city, and the Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

The Ministry of Health has urged the acceleration of Covid-19 vaccination.

According to the ministry, all localities and relevant units have received Covid-19 vaccines for the third phase of the vaccination programme, and carried out the inoculation.

Under the Prime Minister’s instructions on speeding up Covid-19 vaccinations, the ministry has asked the units and localities to complete the work before June 18.

The ministry has also requested the institutes to send technical groups to cities and provinces to supervise vaccinations there.

The same day, the ministry sent another document to the Ministries of National Defence and Public Security, and People’s Committees of cities and provinces to speed up the programme.

Many more donations to Covid-19 vaccine fund

(BGO) – The Covid-19 vaccine fund in Bac Giang province received many more donations in June 12 and 13 from various organizations and individuals inside and outside the province. 

Vietnam approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for emergency use

Vietnam has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by U.S.-based firm Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech Inc., the Ministry of Health announced Saturday.

3 billion VND donated to Covid-19 vaccine fund

(BGO) – On behalf of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), representatives of Agribank Bac Giang branch and Agribank Bac Giang branch 2 on June 10 donated 3 billion VND (131,400 USD) to Covid-19 vaccine fund at the office of the Fatherland Front Committee (FFC) in Bac Giang province. 

More vaccines via COVAX Facility to arrive in Vietnam in July: UNICEF

More vaccine doses from the COVAX Facility, the global Covid-19 vaccine equity scheme, are scheduled to be delivered in Vietnam in July, UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers has told Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

More donations to Covid-19 vaccine fund

The Covid-19 vaccine fund continues to receive donations from many organisations and individuals both in and outside the country.

Russia considers transferring vaccine production technology to Vietnam

Russia is considering transferring technology for the production of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, President of the Russian Federal Council (upper house) Valentina Ivanovna has said.

Source: NDO/VNA