Hà Nội will strive to complete COVID-19 vaccinations for more than 1,000 elderly people with underlying conditions in the city, even if they have to carry out throughout the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, amid case spike.
The HCM City healthcare sector has assured it is well prepared to respond to the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 after the city recorded three domestic cases, and called on the public to stay calm and not panic.
The winners of the first VinFuture Prize have been revealed. Professors Kariko, Cullis and Weissman were awarded the Grand Prize of US$3 million for their research on mRNA vaccine technology.
A total of 15,935 new COVID-19 patients were reported in Việt Nam on Friday, raising the total number to 2,110,737.
The Ministry of Health is planning to purchase 21.9 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to give to children aged 5-11 years, with scenarios of surplus vaccines likely and accepted.
Efforts are being made to end the consumption of dog and cat meat in Việt Nam. In the popular tourist destination of Hội An, authorities are in the process of banning these traditional dishes, and in HCM City recently police smashed a pet-napping ring where thieves were stealing the beloved animals and selling them for meat.
A number of ‘zero dong’ supermarkets are currently open around HCM City, where struggling locals are able to get goods for free to have a more fulfilling Tet, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic had affected their livelihoods.
Hà Nội’s People's Court yesterday opened the first instance trial on the inflation of prices of medical equipment in Bạch Mai Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in Việt Nam.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Thursday asked the health sector to concentrate on COVID-19 prevention and control, prepare for any possibilities and speed up COVID-19 vaccination, particularly for children and booster shots.
