VOV.VN - Vietnam is witnessing a sharp increase in demand for meningococcal vaccination, with the Vietnam Vaccination Centre (VNVC) system reporting nearly a 100% surge in the number of people seeking immunisation over the past week across its nearly 260 centres nationwide.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong held a meeting with a delegation from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), calling for continued support to expand access to new vaccines and enhance the sustainability of Vietnam’s national immunisation programme.

VOV.VN - Health authorities have issued a warning over a rise in meningococcal disease cases reported in several localities, including Kien Giang, Lam Dong, Vinh Long, Can Tho and Hanoi, with at least one fatality recorded.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has granted circulation approval for several new vaccines in the 58th approval round, including Envacgen, a vaccine against hand, foot and mouth disease caused by Enterovirus A71 (EV71), as sporadic cases are still recorded.

VOV.VN - Nearly 38,000 pigs and poultry have died or have been culled across Vietnam since the start of the year due to African swine fever and avian influenza outbreaks, prompting authorities to order a nationwide vaccination campaign and large-scale disinfection measures.

VOV.VN - Amid worsening air pollution and colder end-of-year weather, more than 250 vaccination centers under the VNVC Vaccination System have begun administering a new-generation RSV vaccine developed by UK-based pharmaceutical group GSK, offering timely protection for older adults and people with underlying health conditions against serious respiratory diseases.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on December 5 awarded the 2025 VinFuture Grand Prize to four outstanding scientists for pioneering discoveries that led to HPV vaccines preventing virus-induced tumors.

VOV.VN - The World Health Organization (WHO) on October 22 donated 9,000 doses of rabies vaccine to two high-risk provinces, Phu Tho and Tuyen Quang, to help save people exposed to rabies.

VOV.VN - Rabies is considered one of the most dangerous infectious diseases, with almost no chance of survival once symptoms appear.

The AVAC Vietnam JSC exported its second batch of African swine fever (ASF) vaccine, AVAC ASF LIVE, comprising 340,000 doses, to the Philippines on September 8.