VOV.VN - The World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam on July 30 signed a US$6.2 million grant agreement to strengthen Vietnam’s coronavirus surveillance and testing capacities, research capacity for COVID-19 vaccines and test kits.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to conduct novel coronavirus vaccine trials on humans by the end of the year, providing that procedures for research and production of the vaccine are deployed in time, said Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - The Department of Health in Kon Tum confirmed the detection of yet another diphtheria case in Tan Lap commune of Kon Ray district on July 18, raising the total number of outbreaks throughout the province to five.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has enjoyed initial success in producing a COVID-19 vaccine following experimental trials taking place on mice.