A total of 67 million children around the world, including nearly 250,000 in Vietnam, missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, with vaccination coverage levels decreasing in 112 countries, UNICEF warned on April 20 in a new report on immunisation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that ministries, sectors, and localities make greater efforts to overcome difficulties and challenges ahead in a bid to fulfill all plans set out for the rest of the year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, agencies and localities to step up their coordination with the Ministry of Health to deal with urgent issues in the medical sector while addressing a national teleconference on August 21.

VOV.VN - More than 251 million doses of COID-19 vaccines have been administered to Vietnamese people of all ages across the country, including nearly 100,000 doses given on August 14, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Japanese news service Nikkei Asia announced on June 3 its COVID-19 Recovery Index for May, highlighting that both Vietnam and the Philippines recorded their best performances as both countries strived to ease restrictions while keeping infections low.

VOV.VN - It remains imperative to raise public awareness of the necessity of personal prevention, in which vaccination, mask wearing, and disinfection remain the key factors amid a sharp continual decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases, according to health experts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam along with Thailand, India, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Mongolia, and the Republic of Korea, ranked mid-table for tourism recovery, according to the travel-ready index 2022 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 27 hosted a reception for Dr Kidong Park, the outgoing Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, during which he spoke highly of Park’s contributions to the growth in partnership between Vietnam and WHO.

VOV.VN - Vaccine passports will be displayed on electronic health books and PC-Covid applications, with citizens able to look up related information on the portal of the Ministry of Health.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung voiced Vietnam's support for Cambodia's initiatives on building a declaration on insurance linkage within ASEAN, and promoting women's potential in business, peace and security, at the 27th ASEAN Socio Cultural Community Council Meeting.