VOV.VN - As many as 62,838 students aged between 12 and 17 who received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots will now be given their second dose, starting from November 22.

VOV.VN - The SARS-CoV-2 virus is likely to recur once again in Vietnam during the remaining months of the year, unless prevention measures are tightened, warned Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, former director of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,414,228 Vietnamese children have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, accounting for 15.5% of the total number of children aged 12 to 17, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has planned to expand locations in its pilot scheme to welcome back vaccinated visitors from overseas in early 2022, according to Nguyen Trung Khanh, director general of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - A total of 8,176 fresh COVID-19 cases were confirmed on November 14 with 3,705 found in the community, bringing the nationwide tally since the start of the pandemic to 1,062,522, according the Health Ministry.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently handed over 1,600 sets of cold boxes attached with temperature monitoring devices worth some JPY100 million (roughly VND20 billion) to the National Institute of Health and Epidemiology (NIHE).

VOV.VN - The nation recorded 8,497 COVID-19 infections, including 16 imported cases, over the past 24 hours marking a fall of 495 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on November 13.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Indian counterpart Riva Ganguly Das co-chaired the 11th political consultation and the eighth strategic dialogue on November 12 between the two foreign ministries via an online format.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Russian firms operating in pharmaceuticals and medical equipment have discussed experience and technology in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on November 10 gave conditional approval for India’s Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Vietnam.