VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) will license Nano Covax, the locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, for domestic use in the event that the vaccine gathers full scientific data, according to a MoH official.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung affirmed that enhancing cooperation to push back COVID-19 and promote comprehensive recovery remains the top priority, while addressing the ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting held in the form of video conference on June 22.

The AEON Group has announced that it would contribute VND25 billion (around US$1.08 million) to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, joining hands with the Vietnamese Government to push back the pandemic.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Cuban Ministry of Interior sought ways to deepen cooperation during online talks between their ministers on June 23.

A 26-year-old man died 39 hours after being vaccinated with the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, the Centre for Disease Control of Hanoi has announced.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has proposed the UK Government further facilitate Vietnam's access to COVID-19 vaccine supplies and consider transferring its vaccine production technology to the Southeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Viettel FC, the Vietnamese representative at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League 2021, headed to Thailand on June 21 to compete in the continental competition.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC have stated that it will be able to produce 100 million doses of the locally-made Nano Covax vaccine annually, with each dose costing between VND130,000 and VND230,000, equal to between US$5.30 and US$10.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has suggested that the UK continue to support Vietnam in accessing supplies and consider transferring technology for COVID-19 vaccine production in the spirit of both side’s strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of the northern province of Hai Phong has decided to permit a number of businesses and service activities to reopen on June 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic being brought under control in the locality.