VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has called on nations to show strong solidarity and co-operation in an effort to promote universal and equal access to anti-epidemic vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - Four local vaccine manufacturers are putting every effort into developing a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, with one of the manufacturers expected to conduct phase one and phase two clinical trials by 2021, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long during at a seminar introducing vaccines against COVID-19 on September 30.

VOV.VN - Following four novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine research and development units recently enjoying positive results, 'Made in Vietnam' COVID-19 vaccines are poised to begin human trials later this year, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam on July 30 signed a US$6.2 million grant agreement to strengthen Vietnam’s coronavirus surveillance and testing capacities, research capacity for COVID-19 vaccines and test kits.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to conduct novel coronavirus vaccine trials on humans by the end of the year, providing that procedures for research and production of the vaccine are deployed in time, said Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has enjoyed initial success in producing a COVID-19 vaccine following experimental trials taking place on mice.