The Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a campaign to raise public awareness on responsible use of antibiotics.

VOV.VN - Hanoi capital will vaccinate high school students against COVID-19 as soon as it receive vaccines from the Ministry of Health in one or two days, said Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,414,228 Vietnamese children have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, accounting for 15.5% of the total number of children aged 12 to 17, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia co-hosted a webinar on November 8 in co-ordination with the Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association on healthcare, economic, and tourism cooperation in order to make policy recommendations for both sides amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has planned to give a COVID-19 booster shot to people at a high risk of virus infection and frontline forces.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will carry out COVID-19 vaccinations for children between the ages of five and 11 next year pending scientific research available, according to the national immunization advisory council.

VOV.VN - Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 17 in Cu Chi district were given their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on a trial basis on October 27, marking the start of a vaccination campaign aimed at local children launched in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has yet to inoculate its children aged 12 to 17 against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said Pham Duc Hai, deputy head of the HCM City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control at a press briefing on October 18.

A social network campaign called “Plastic-19 Lockdown Challenge” was launched by UNESCO and the Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub) on October 15 to inspire the community to reduce the use of plastics.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh, home to the world heritage site Ha Long Bay, plans to hold 50 events and programmes during the remainder of the year aimed at promoting local tourism, the provincial administration has revealed.