VOV.VN - The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) has officially signed a contract with the Rieckermann Group (Germany), a leading global designer in the field of vaccine and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, to build the VNVC Vaccine and Biopharmaceutical Factory.

VOV.VN - A 2-month-old girl from southern Binh Phuoc province has died of whooping cough, the first fatality caused by the disease in the locality.

VOV.VN - A 26-year-old man of Dong Nai province, southern Vietnam, has died of measles following a confirmed test from the Pasteur Institute, reported the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Dong Nai.

VOV.VN - The measles outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City is becoming increasingly complicated, with a rapid rise in cases and another fatality reported.

VOV.VN - The country recorded 14,287 scarlet fever cases and measle infections over the past 11 months, up 42 times compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering including a dengue vaccine in the expanded immunisation programme, offering it free of charge to the public.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi on October 14 launched a citywide measles vaccination campaign for local children aged 1-5.

VOV.VN - Representatives from the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi have recently signed a document on cooperation in producing certain Sanofi vaccines at the VNVC factory in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Animal Husbandry and Animal Health sub-department of the southern province of Dong Nai has issued a document asking the Mango Garden Eco-Resort in Bien Hoa City to offer bird flu vaccines for all poultry in the area.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has officially begun administering Takeda’s dengue vaccine for the first time for children aged four and older.