Tag Archives: COVID-19 vaccination

  A medical worker preparing a COVID-19 vaccine for children. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Dũng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s daily caseload of new COVID infections has fallen below 1,000, for the first time since July 5, 2021.  There were 890 new COVID-19 infections recorded on Sunday.  The new infections were …

  Deputy Minister of Health Đỗ Xuân Tuyên and Deputy Ambassador of Australia to Việt Nam Mark Tattersall inspect the COVID-19 vaccines being stored at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on Tuesday. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Health  HÀ NỘI — The National Institute of Hygiene and …

  A sixth grade pupil of Lê Quý Đôn secondary school in Hà Nội’s Hà Đông District gets a COVID-19 vaccine shot on Saturday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Nearly 1,000 sixth grade pupils in three districts of Hà Nội were the first to be inoculated against …

  A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo   HÀ NỘI — The first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate children aged 5-11 is expected to arrive in Việt Nam on May 10, according to Deputy Minister of Health Đỗ Xuân Tuyên. The vaccines are part of a …

  A COVID-19 patient under care at Sơn La Province General Hospital. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Quang Quyết HÀ NỘI —  The health ministry announced 120,000 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, marking the ninth straight day of falling daily numbers. The capital city of Hà Nội continues to lead the daily …

  A child being vaccinated against COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is looking at downgrading COVID-19 from a Class A infectious disease, deemed as “especially dangerous”, to Class B “dangerous”, according to the Government’s newly-launched COVID-19 prevention and control programme. In February 2020, the then Prime Minister Nguyễn …

  A child being vaccinated against COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has downgraded COVID-19 from a Class A infectious disease, classified as “especially dangerous”, to Class B according to the Government’s newly-launched COVID-19 prevention and control programme. In February 2020, the then Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân …

  Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19. —AFP/VNA Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has explained the purchase delay to buy COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines for children aged 5-12, confirming that it depends on Pfizer which is compiling the contract. The explanation was made following a request by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, who …

  Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to under 12 years old. — Photo from Pfizer HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health on Friday officially granted approval of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for use in children aged five to under 12 years old. The decision was reflected in the …

  HCM City has seen a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 infected children. The city plans to vaccinate 970,000 children aged 5-11 against COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Đan Phương HCM CITY — Early detection of infections, vaccination and preparation of hospital beds for treatment are two main measures in HCM City’s …