Int'l report reveals 13% of 13-17 years old in Việt Nam feel lonely all the time A survey of nearly 7,800 students, aged 13 to 17 years old in 81 schools across Việt Nam, revealed that 13 per cent of them felt lonely most or all the time.

Vietnamese health ministry, UNICEF, WHO launch campaign on COVID prevention The Ministry of Health (MoH), UNICEF and WHO have launched the ‘Safe Journeys’ campaign, aiming at redoubling and reinforcing the importance of complying with COVID-19 preventive practices, including vaccination.

Benefits of attending school outweigh COVID-19 risks: WHO Việt Nam Representative The COVID-19 crisis has forced school closures for months, disrupting the learning process of millions of Vietnamese students.

Despite high vax rate, Việt Nam should embrace for a surge in COVID fuelled by Tết mobility and Omicron: WHO

WHO Representative in Việt Nam Dr Kidong Park said despite having a higher vaccination rate than goal set by WHO, Việt Nam needs to reach the “unreached high risk group” in vaccination and is expected to embrace a new surge in COVID-19 cases fuelled by increased mobility during Tết and Omicron in the community.

Việt Nam successful with vaccination drive, what's next?

Việt Nam’s openness to international aid, its transparency in COVID-19 data along with vaccination capacity have contributed to its success in acquiring COVID-19 vaccine doses amid global shortages and inequitable vaccine distribution, according to experts in international affairs and health.

WHO impressed with Việt Nam's COVID-19 vaccination rate, 'door to door' approach WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai said on Tuesday he was impressed with Việt Nam’s COVID-19 inoculation campaign and the high vaccination rate.

Health Ministry marks International Day of Epidemic Preparedness with vaccine call

The Ministry of Health marked Monday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness to call on all people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

WHO pledges to support Việt Nam to live safely with COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) will continue to work with the Government of Việt Nam to plan for and transition towards adaptation to an endemic COVID-19 and learning to ‘live safely with the virus’ in the long term, even when there are new surges in the future.

WHO Việt Nam stresses increased genome sequencing, vaccination in dealing with Omicron

WHO Representative in Việt Nam Dr Kidong Park has offered recommendations to the country in face of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, which was first detected in South Africa and has been reported in countries and territories worldwide.

Vaccine expiration extension based on international norms: health minister

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long confirmed that Việt Nam did not automatically decide to extend the expiration date of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine but based the decision on international norms.