President hosts CEO of US’s Quantum Group

 President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received Arun Savkur, CEO of the US’s Quantum Group on September 22 in New York (local time), witnessing the handover of the cooperation agreement between the group and a Vietnamese joint venture.

Việt Nam to buy 20 million doses of Sinopharm’s Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine The Government has issued Resolution 110/NQ-CP on the purchase of 20 million doses of the Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinopharm.

Visit of Vietnamese President to Cuba

During the visit of President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (September 18-20) and his meeting with President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel issues of common interest were discussed at length.

Health ministry allows shortening interval of two AstraZeneca vaccine doses

The Ministry of Health has assigned local departments of health to advise people’s committees on the length of time between taking the two required AstraZeneca vaccine doses.

HCM City, Đồng Nai and Bình Dương provinces wait for further vaccine allocations HCM City and its neighbouring provinces of Đồng Nai and Bình Dương are waiting for the Ministry of Health to allocate further vaccines.

Hà Nội allocated 1.4m doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine in latest distribution of 8m doses The National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology has issued decision to allocate 8 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell to 25 localities across the country.

Gov't signs decision to release $116mln to procure 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccines Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái on behalf of the Prime Minister has approved funding to purchase nearly 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine BNT162 by Pfizer.

Ministry reiterates guidelines after children given COVID jabs The Ministry of Health on Thursday urgently asked agencies and localities to strictly follow the ministry’s guidelines over COVID-19 vaccinations after reports of children under 18 years old getting jabs.

Pregnant women must make choice on vaccines

Over the past week, more than 1,000 pregnant women in Hà Nội have had their first shots

HCM City to pilot COVID green card in districts 7, Cần Giờ, Củ Chi1

HCM City is planning to pilot COVID-19 green cards in districts 7, Cần Giờ and Củ Chi, places where the pandemic has basically been controlled.