VOV.VN - In addition to sound political and diplomatic ties and people-to-people exchanges, Vietnam and France need to further strengthen cooperation in economic, trade, investment and tourism.

VOV.VN - The insignia For Peace and Friendship among Nations has been bestowed upon Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro in recognition of his contributions to strengthening cooperative relations between the two countries.

Many new kinds of vaccines will be included in the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) in the coming time, said Dr. Dang Thanh Huyen, deputy head of the EPI Office under the Ministry of Health, on July 10.

It can be said that the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought under control in Vietnam thanks to efforts by the entire political system and people, and particularly vaccine diplomacy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for countries to proactively boost vaccine manufacturing capacity and Vietnam is not an exception, according to experts.

VOV.VN - The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific, and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have all agreed to provide 200,000 doses of the 5-in-1 vaccine for Vietnamese children to address vaccine shortages in the national expanded programme on immunization (EPI).

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Ministry of Health led by Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen visited the headquarters of Pfizer Inc. in New York, during their working trip to the US for the BIO International Convention from June 5-8.

VOV.VN - At the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) held on May 29, Nguyen Lan Hieu of the NA Delegation of Binh Dinh province suggested that the end of COVID-19 should be announced.

Vietnam is seeing a great opportunity to access the mRNA technology for vaccine production, said Patrick Haverman, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Vietnam, at a workshop held by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI) under the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on May 22.

Comprehensive investment in vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer screening and treatment can yield substantial socio-economic returns and eliminate the disease in Vietnam.