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Five different COVID-19 vaccines put through clinical trials
The vaccines include Nanocovax, COVIVAC, ARCT-154, COVID-19 HIPRA and S – 268019.
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HCM City records rising number of new COVID-19 cases, particularly BA.5 variant
A survey of 30 inpatient COVID-19 patients and patients who came for testing at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases showed that up to 24 patients were infected with sub-variant BA.5, followed by four patients with sub-variant BA.2 and one patient each with variant BA.1 and BA.4.
Economy
Vicostone named among top listed sustainable companies in 2022
Vicostone has made remarkable achievements with its profound corporate governance, high adaptability and flexibility in the face of market changes.
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HCM City urges districts to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations for children
HCM City is urging districts with low COVID-19 vaccination rates for children to speed up their inoculation efforts to protect kids from the disease before the new school year in September.
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PM reviews six-month implementation of digital transformation
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính yesterday chaired a national virtual conference to review six months of implementing a project on the application of a population database, e-identification, and e-authentication.
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Mass vaccinations against monkeypox not currently recommended
The latest guidelines from the health ministry concerning the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of monkeypox still have not prescribed vaccines to the general public.
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Vigilance urged against COVID-19 amid emergence of new epidemics
The Government leader stressed the significance of vaccination and urged ministries, agencies and localities, particularly the Ministry of Health, to step up communication work, as he was addressing the 17th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine prevented 232,000 deaths in VN: study
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is estimated to have prevented 232,766 deaths in Việt Nam, an independent assessment of vaccine effectiveness showed.
Politics & Laws
PM emphasises the need to stablise macro ecomony, markets, politics and people's life
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed the need to ensure the stability of the macro-economy, markets, politics, and people’s material and spiritual life while chairing a regular government meeting on Wednesday.
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HCM City to set up more vaccination sites for children
HCM City has instructed its districts to set up more COVID-19 vaccination sites for children in August.
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Việt Nam faces risk of concurring diseases: Acting Minister of Health
Acting Minister of Health Đào Hồng Lan on Tuesday raised concerns about the risk of concurring diseases in Việt Nam in near future and urged COVID-19 vaccination be sped up to ensure medical material supplies.
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HCM City to push COVID vaccinations for children in August
HCM City aims to vaccinate children aged five to 17 against COVID-19 in August in preparation for the next school year.
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Việt Nam assessed as COVID-19 safe zone: Ministry
According to the ministry’s latest COVID-19 risk level statistics, among over 10,600 communes and wards assessed, 90.7 per cent are identified as ‘green zones’, 7.8 per cent ‘yellow zones’, and only 1.5 per cent ‘red zones’.
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Hà Nội's plan to upgrade public loudspeakers attracts attention
Hà Nội is planning to upgrade its system of public loudspeakers by 2025 through a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and big data processing technology (Big Data).
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Majority of seriously ill COVID patients have not been fully vaccinated
The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases has increased over the last two weeks, with many of them in a serious condition.
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WHO to continue supporting Việt Nam in monkeypox prevention, response: Representative
The World Health Organization (WHO) will continue to share information with Việt Nam on developments of monkeypox and support the country in the prevention and control of the disease, Dr. Socorro Escalante, Acting WHO Representative in Viet Nam, told the media on Tuesday.
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PM urges faster vaccination amid COVID-19 resurgence risks
More than 240 million vaccine doses have been administered in Việt Nam with large coverage of the first and second doses, which has greatly helped bring the pandemic under control nationwide.
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UNICEF Representative commends Việt Nam’s immunisation system amid COVID-19
The Government of Việt Nam is making efforts to get the routine immunisation for children back on track, said Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative to Việt Nam.
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HCM City sets up task force to tackle multiple health challenges
The HCM City health sector has set up a task force to deal with multiple challenges it faces, such as the fight against both COVID and dengue disease, and shortages of medicines, equipment and medical staff.
Economy
Việt Nam firmly rebounds amid challenges
HSBC Global Research expects Việt Nam to be among the region's top growing nations, as it was one of the world's few countries to record growth in two consecutive years since the pandemic.
