VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong on June 3 advised people to wear a face mask in public places to prevent them from getting infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus as its variants are said to spread through both droplets and the air.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on May 28 held an online meeting with representatives of Zuellig Pharma that has partnered with Moderna Inc. of the United States to supply Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Asia.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has initiated plans to set up a national COVID-19 vaccine fund in an effort to ensure the necessary financial resources are available for the future purchase of vaccines for domestic use.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that relevant ministries move to find solutions to purchase the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer/BioNTech of the United States for emergency use in Vietnam.

Director General of the General Department of Preventive Medicine Dang Quang Tan has mentioned three reasons for Vietnam not yet accepting “vaccine passports”.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will continue to produce its own coronavirus vaccines, facilitate clinical trials, and prepare vaccine production and funding plans providing the vaccines are effective.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has so far recorded no blood clot cases after conducting injections of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, while health facilities are set to press ahead with the safe inoculation process.

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.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on March 12 morning confirmed two coronavirus cases in Hai Duong province, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot.

VOV.VN - With the March 8 launch of the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign to protect its people from the spread of the virus and additional batches of the vaccines poised to be delivered in the near future, Vietnam is hoping to achieve wider immunity against the virus over the coming months.