Việt Nam gears up for rollout of fourth COVID-19 vaccine shots The Vietnamese health ministry has asked provincial/municipal health department to provide the tentative number of vaccines needed for the rollout of second COVID-19 booster shots (fourth doses) before May 25, 2022.

Việt Nam reports 2,758 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday Việt Nam on Wednesday announced 2,758 new COVID-19 infections nationwide, along with two deaths.

2.3 mln doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines distributed for administration to children aged 6-11 The National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has distributed a further 2.4 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five to under 12 years old to provincial and municipal centres for disease controls across the country.

Health ministry collecting opinions on two COVID-19 scenarios, stressing importance of vaccines

The health ministry said it is collecting feedback from ministries to develop the medical response to COVID-19 scenarios in 2022-23 period.

4.4 million preschool students missed school in 2021-22 Closures have affected up to 4.4 million preschool children over the 2021-22 period when the COVID-19 outbreak worsened in Việt Nam, according to the education ministry.

Minister urge progress of COVID-19 vaccination The Minister of Health has urged localities and organisations to speed up administration of the third dose of COVID-19 vaccines to all adults. 

Việt Nam begins to issue COVID vaccine passports from today The Health Ministry started to issue vaccine passports on April 15

Vaccination of five to 11-year-olds against COVID-19 begins in Quảng Ninh Việt Nam kicked off a campaign to inoculate children from five to 11 years old against COVID-19 on Thursday.

Việt Nam registers 23,012 COVID-19 infections, 23 deaths on Thursday

The capital city of Hà Nội continues to lead in new daily cases with 1,677, closely followed by the northern province of Phú Thọ.

Hà Nội past COVID-19 peak, case fatality at 0.09% Trần Thị Nhị Hà, director of the health department, said that Hà Nội has basically overcome its peak, with hospitals well capable of handling of the number of serious COVID-19 cases.