VOV.VN - An additional 30 volunteers participating in human trials for Covivac, the second locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, are due to be given the first shot on March 23 and 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases during the past four days, while nearly 34,000 people have been vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - A 49 year-old Vietnamese citizen was confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV2-virus after entering Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health said on March 19 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Each citizen will be granted an injection certificate and a QR-Code confirmation after being injected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, according to information released during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control held on March 19 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A further four Vietnamese provinces have carried out COVID-19 vaccinations, including Ha Giang, Dien Bien, Ba Ria Vung Tau and Binh Duong.

Vietnam must keep on pursuing the twin goals of effectively combating COVID-19 and boosting economic growth in the “new normal”, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in a meeting on March 17 morning.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of seven further novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on March 17 afternoon, with the total number of infections nationwide rising to 2,567.

VOV.VN - The initial six volunteers participating in human trials of Covivac, the second locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, remain in stable condition after receiving a dose of the experimental vaccine on March 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam registered an additional three imported cases of COVID-19 on March 15, raising the overall number of infections nationwide to 2,557, while a total of 2,115 patients have released from hospital after making a full recovery from the virus, according the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Approximately 26% of people who had the COVID-19 vaccination globally recorded common reactions, with 0.7% having a severe reaction, and the figure dropping to 0.1% in Vietnam, according to Prof. Dr. Dang Duc Anh, director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.