Việt Nam to soon produce its own COVID-19 vaccine

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam spoke to media after getting jabs of Việt Nam’s own COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, developed by HCM City-based biopharmaceutical company Nanogen.

Volunteers get 2nd shot of Nano Covax vaccine in second trial phase The Military Medical University under the Ministry of National Defence on Thursday began giving the second shots of the Nano Covax COVID-19 vaccine in the second trial phase to 26 volunteers who received the first jabs between February 26 and March 10.

Volunteers sought for second locally made COVID-19 vaccine trials

Volunteers aged from 18-59 and living in Hà Nội, can register for human trials of Việt Nam’s second COVID-19 vaccine candidate COVIVAC from Friday morning.

74 volunteers receive made-in-Việt Nam COVID-19 vaccine in human trial's Phase II

A total 74 volunteers were given Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, in the phase II of human trials on Friday at two administration sites in Hà Nội and Long An Province.

VN's health ministry details COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan, lists priority groups to receive the shots

With the first COVID-19 vaccine doses slated to arrive in the country later this month, the Vietnamese health ministry has issued its initial vaccination rollout plan, including the priority groups to be given the jabs.

Some provinces, enterprises and universities to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations  Several provinces, enterprises and universities nationwide will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to their residents, staff and students in order to share the financial burden for epidemic prevention and control.

VN to give locally made COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers in May: official

Việt Nam might inject its locally made COVID-19 vaccine among the high-risk frontline workers in the third phase of human trial in May this year.

VN-made vaccine effective against UK coronavirus variant, initial results show

Nano Covax is the first Việt Nam-made COVID-19 vaccine to enter human trial starting from December 17, 2020. The vaccine can be kept at normal refrigerator temperatures (2-8 degrees Celsius).

20 volunteers get second shot of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine Twenty volunteers on Wednesday received the second shot of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine at the Military Medical University in Hà Nội.

VN secures 30 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, in talks to manufacture Russia's Sputnik V

The delivery from the UK-based university and pharmaceutical firm will be used to inoculate some 15 million people.