A health worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam confirmed a total of 24,623 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, an increase of 1,819 compared to the caseload yesterday. The number of new transmissions in Hà Nội continued to fall, with 1,727 cases recorded. The capital continued reporting the …
Read More »Việt Nam approves Moderna COVID vaccines for children from 6 to 12 years old
Vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. — AFP Photo HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese health authorities announced they have expanded the emergency use authorisation for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) to include children from 6 to 12 years old. The dosage will be 0.25ml, or half of the dosage for adults, according to …
Read More »Việt Nam could start vaccinating children 5-11 years against COVID from April
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines for children aged 5 to under 12 years old. — Photo courtesy of Pfizer HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will start the COVID-19 inoculations of children aged 5-11 years from the beginning of April, using 13.7 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines donated by the Australian Government. …
Read More »Digital COVID-19 vaccine passport pilot a success: official
A foreign visitor shows her passport to an official at the Nội Bài International Airport. — Photo vtv.vn HÀ NỘI — The pilot programme on granting digital COVID-19 vaccine passports at three major hospitals in Hà Nội – Bạch Mai, National Cancer Hospital and E Hospital – is operating smoothly, said …
Read More »81% willing to have children aged 5-11 vaccinated against COVID-19: poll
A health worker in Vĩnh Phúc Province prepares a COVID-19 vaccine shot. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — More than three quarters of adults said agree with vaccinating children aged between five and 11-years-old against COVID, according to a nationwide survey. Up to 81 per cent …
Read More »Benefits of attending school outweigh COVID-19 risks: WHO Việt Nam Representative
Second graders at a primary school in the northern province of Lạng Sơn during a class. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Anh Tuấn HÀ NỘI — The advantages of children attending in-person classes outweigh the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dr Kidong Park, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative …
Read More »19.2% of COVID-19 patients in Việt Nam are under 18 years old
COVID-19 positive children in a field hospital in the northern city of Bắc Giang in early 2022 during a coronavirus outbreak sweeping through several primary schools and kindergartens. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — About 490,000 children in Việt Nam were confirmed to have contracted coronavirus since the …
Read More »19.2% of children in Việt Nam contracted COVID-19 since pandemic began
COVID-19 positive children in a field hospital in the northern city of Bắc Giang in early 2022 during a coronavirus outbreak sweeping through several primary schools and kindergartens. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — About 490,000 children in Việt Nam were confirmed to have contracted coronavirus since the …
Read More »VN asks Pfizer to soon deliver 22 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses for children aged 5-11
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a telephone call with Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla late Tuesday from Hà Nội on the delivery of paediatric COVID-19 vaccines to Việt Nam. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla …
Read More »Only 60 per cent of parents with children aged 5-11 agree to COVID vaccination: survey
Students receive COVID-19 vaccine shots at a high school in the northern province of Phú Thọ in late November 2021. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trung Kiên HÀ NỘI — 60.6 per cent of parents with children aged 5-11 years said they agree to let their children have COVID-19 vaccine shots, according …
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