Only 60 per cent of parents with children aged 5-11 agree to COVID vaccination: survey 60.6 per cent of parents with children aged 5-11 years said they agree to let their children have COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to a survey by the health ministry.

Health ministry eyes Pfizer COVID vaccines for children aged 5-11 years Việt Nam is exercising caution in consideration of COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5-11 years, Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long told local media.

Expiry dates extended on Pfizer vaccine batches The Ministry of Health has announced the extension of an additional three-months shelf-life for six more batches of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.

US donates further 4.4mln Pfizer vaccine doses to Việt Nam, Australia sends 1.1mln doses About 131 million doses have been administered in the country, with first-dose and second-dose coverage in the adult population hitting 96.4 per cent and 76.5 per cent.

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.

Pfizer vaccine batches usable three months after imprinted expiry date: Health ministry, Pfizer

The Vietnamese health ministry has reassured the public over the quality of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine batches that have been greenlit for use in three months beyond its expiry date on the packaging.

Two million Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the US arrive in Việt Nam A shipment of 2,074,410 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Hà Nội early Friday morning, donated to Việt Nam by the US Government.

Eighteen infants mistakenly vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine are in a stable condition Eighteen infants who were mistakenly inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines in Quốc Oai District, Hà Nội are in stable conditions two weeks after the shots, according to Saint-Paul Hospital.

18 children aged two-six months in Hà Nội mistakenly given COVID-19 vaccine

Eighteen children aged between 2-6 months old in Hà Nội’s Quốc Oai District were mistakenly inoculated with the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Welcome to Việt Nam in the “new normal”

Việt Nam has rolled out the red carpet to welcome back international tourists with vaccine passports as the country continues to relax restrictions and resume socio-economic activities one step at a time.