HCM City will continue to speed up vaccinations to 250,000-300,000 doses a day to administer at least one jab to 100 per cent of its population aged 18 years old and above by the end of this month, city authorities have said.

A further 8,385 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Tuesday, a decrease of 938 cases compared to the previous day.

If provinces and cities implement COVID-19 vaccinations slowly and do not use all their allocated vaccines by Sunday, the Ministry of Health will consider moving the vaccine to other localities.

The Department of Health of Hà Nội is conducting a large-scale testing campaign for about 300,000 residents in high-risk areas and those with a high risk of infection in 30 districts and townships from August 10-17.

VIPDERVIR is made of Vietnamese herbs and proven effective in inhibiting the growth of the SARS-CoV-2 virus when tested on animals.

Exactly 60 years ago on August 10, American troops first sprayed Agent Orange chemicals across southern Vietnam. Six decades later the effects are still causing devastation to millions of victims and their families. To ensure they are never forgotten, a young French Vietnamese designer has opened an exhibition depicting the history of Agent Orange.

The Covivac vaccine research team has begun to screen and recruit 375 volunteers to participate in the second phase of clinical trials

The Ministry of Health asked HCM City to confirm whether it would buy 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before August 15.