Tag: COVID-19 vaccination
No seven-day quarantine planned for foreign tourists with negative COVID-19 tests
Foreign visitors to Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Da Nang and Quang Ninh – localities selected in a pilot reopening programme – will not have to quarantine from next month as long as they test negative for SARS-CoV-2.
Vietnam plans to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 in 2022
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.
In-person dining in HCM City resumes
Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities on October 27 issued its decision to allow in-person dining to resume from October 28, after five months of closure and delivery-only operations due to the severe COVID-19 outbreak.
Cambodia offers 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnam
VOV.VN - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the donation of 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on October 26 in an effort to help the nation respond to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
HCM City starts vaccinating children against COVID-19
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.
Foreign representative missions receive news on Vietnamese consular policy
VOV.VN - A number of foreign representative agencies based in Vietnam were given updates on the country’s consular policy on October 26 during a meeting on consular affairs with foreign representative missions held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
HCM City begins COVID-19 vaccinations for children on Oct. 27
VOV.VN - Over 3,000 students aged 16 and 17 in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 and Cu Chi district are set to be injected with a COVID-19 vaccine on a trial basis on October 27, the municipal Department of Health said on October 26.
HCM City proposes COVID-19 vaccinations for children
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has sent an urgent document to the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute, asking for an approval of its plan to inoculate children aged 12 – 17 against COVID-19.
Vietnamese, Francophone parliaments promote human rights
A National Assembly delegation on October 25 attended a conference on strengthening the role of parliamentarians of member countries of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in implementing the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on human rights.
Vietnam receives 500,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses from Japan
VOV.VN - A batch of 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Japanese Government arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.
