Around 60.6% of parents with children aged 5-11 years said they agree to let their children get COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to a survey by the health ministry.

VOV.VN - The Government has agreed to purchase 21.9 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 for children aged 5-11, according to a Government resolution released recently.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has proposed that the Government permit the purchase of 21.9 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses in order to inoculate local children aged 5 to 11.

A selection of 57 paintings by children are on display at the New Spring – New Artworks exhibition in celebration of the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays in the central city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Health (MoH) to immediately carry out necessary procedures to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11.

A postage stamp contest featuring Vietnam’s seas and islands for children aged 8-15 was launched on December 30.

A strengthened protection system and zero tolerance to violence are required to better protect children, said Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative to Vietnam in a statement released on December 29.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and businesses to expand the Integrated Early Childhood Development Holistic Parenting Project to promote nurturing care for Vietnamese children.

A national strategy on clean water supply and sanitation in rural areas by 2030 with a vision to 2045 was announced on December 22 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam.

The Italy – Vietnam Cultural Bridge Association in Italy and the Vietnamese community in Cyprus have raised EUR5,000 in support of Vietnamese children who lost their parents to COVID-19 pandemic.