VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the extension of the shelf-life of the Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine, known as Moderna, by an additional two months.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is speeding up procedures aimed at completing its contract with Pfizer to purchase 21.9 million vaccine doses for children aged five to 11 in March.

About 460 Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine have been evacuated to neighbouring countries in the face of the complicated situation there, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has suggested that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism adjust and supplement the contents of its draft plan to reopen tourism sector regarding COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has advised asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to not use Molnupiravir as part of their treatment.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested inter-sectoral inspections in ensuring aviation security, as well as in preventing and combating terrorism and illegal intervention in civil aviation activities in provinces and cities with airports.

VOV.VN - The country confirmed a further 98,762 COVID-19 cases on March 1 across 63 cities and provinces nationwide, with Hanoi continuing to lead the tally with 13,323 infections.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a memorandum of understanding and launched a project on programme development and policy advising on multidimensional and sustainable poverty reduction for 2021-2023.

The Ministry of Health has announced the extension of an additional three months to the shelf-life of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A total of 77,982 new COVID-19 cases were recorded across 62 localities nationwide on February 26, thereby pushing up the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to over 3.21 million.