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.

Many domestic and foreign organizations and businesses have contacted the Ministry of Health to suggest providing vaccines against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - As many as 10,041 Vietnamese people have received AstraZeneca vaccine shots since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, and no serious side-effects have been reported, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - With no blood clots yet to be reported, Vietnam will continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine for the national vaccination programme, said a leading health official.

Vietnam Airlines has offered to transport domestically free of charge 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine (11.5 tonnes) supplied by COVAX Facility - a mechanism set up by the World Health Organization (WHO), from March 15.

VOV.VN - Amid increasing concerns about losing out to foreign rivals, the Vietnamese tourism industry is in the process of devising ways in which to welcome back foreign travelers, providing that they enter the country with a vaccine passport.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,585 Vietnamese people in nine cities and provinces have been given AstraZeneca vaccine shots against COVID-19 since the national vaccination campaign was launched on March 8.

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