VOV.VN - Do Tuan Dat, director of developer Vaccine and Biological Production No. 1 (Vabiotech), said on October 30 that Vietnamese researchers have begun performing trials for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on monkeys.

Vietnam has ordered COVID-19 vaccines from some partners, including in Russia and the UK, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told a regular press conference on October 15.

Eleven Vietnamese citizens working in Moscow, Russia, have volunteered to join a Sputnik V vaccine programme to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has called on nations to show strong solidarity and co-operation in an effort to promote universal and equal access to anti-epidemic vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has warned the fight against COVID-19 is not over yet and localities should remain highly vigilant against the possible resurgence of the virus.

VOV.VN - Four local vaccine manufacturers are putting every effort into developing a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, with one of the manufacturers expected to conduct phase one and phase two clinical trials by 2021, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long during at a seminar introducing vaccines against COVID-19 on September 30.

VOV.VN - The Quang Tri Department of Health has detected a further six positive cases of diphtheria in the province, bringing the total number of infected cases in the locality to 20.

VOV.VN - Following four novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine research and development units recently enjoying positive results, 'Made in Vietnam' COVID-19 vaccines are poised to begin human trials later this year, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The price of gold in local and global markets continued to suffer a sharp decrease on August 12 following an announcement on Russia's progress in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine.

VOV.VN - A further eight children, aged between one and 12, have tested positive for diphtheria bacteria, according to a statement made by the Quang Tri provincial Department of Health.