Việt Nam signs vaccine technology transfer contracts with Japan, US and Russia Việt Nam has signed COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer contracts with Russia, the US, and Japan, said Nguyễn Ngô Quang, Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Department for Science, Technology and Training.

Firms announce plans to produce  domestic COVID-19 vaccines

Local companies in Việt Nam announced plans to produce vaccines fighting COVID-19 in the country.

PM: home-grown vaccines must ensure safety, efficacy

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has directed the development and production of home-grown vaccines to move faster but has said their safety and efficacy must be ensured.

Việt Nam affirms solidarity with Cuba amid difficulties

 The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association have sent a solidarity message affirming strong support for Cuban people in the context that the Cuban Revolution is facing the most difficult time during its 60-year history due to impacts of economic siege and embargos and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam grateful for international COVID-19 vaccine support: Foreign ministry The spokesperson also confirmed that a further three million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the US Government would be delivered to Việt Nam via the global vaccine sharing initiative COVAX on Sunday

Việt Nam produces first test batch of Sputnik V vaccine Việt Nam has manufactured the first test batch of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik, according to an announcement by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Vietnamese pharmaceutical company VABIOTECH released on Wednesday.

National Vaccine Institute and Research Centre in the works

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to draft a plan on the establishment of a national vaccine institute and a research centre for vaccine technology transfer on the basis of re-organising the ministry's existing research facilities. 

Việt Nam wants at least one successful homegrown COVID-19 vaccine by year-end Việt Nam strives to have at least one successful domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine within this year, deputy health minister Trần Văn Thuấn made the statement at a meeting by the special working group on COVID-19 vaccine development and clinical trials on Saturday

President urges bolder actions to cope with COVID-19 pandemic

The following is the full text of Remarks by H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam at the APEC Informal Leaders Retreat on July 16, 2021.

Access to vaccines key to economic recovery, President Phúc tells APEC

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders that vaccine access is crucial to economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.