In its dispatch to 63 provinces and cities nationwide, the Ministry of Health yesterday urged to review and define the priority groups for the free injection of Covid-19 vaccines.
Medical experts warned a high likelihood of mumps pandemic this time when weather has turned hot lately.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) ordered all airline companies must be responsible for organizing mandatory health declarations before boarding a flight.
As digital transformation continues to bring positive results in medical examination, treatment and administrative management, hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are pushing technological integration to accommodate an increasing number of patients.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision on the allocation of more expense to purchase COVID-19 vaccines and conduct inoculations.
This morning, Vietnam Border Guard, the Army Medical Department and Hospital 175 under the Ministry of Defense administered Covid-19 vaccine shots to border guards and staffs at border posts and gates in the Southern Province of Tay Ninh. As scheduled, 895 border guards will receive the vaccine.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee proposed an additional 6,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to organize the first immunization program for groups at high risk of contracting Covid-19.
International cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and issues related to vaccines were discussed during Wednesday's meetings between Vietnamese health minister Nguyen Thanh Long and Chinese, Indian and Russian ambassadors.
The Dong Nai Province Department of Health took 12 Chinese immigrants to the concentrated isolation area of Dong Nai Medical College in Tan Bien Ward, Bien Hoa City.
The Vietnam Food Administration has warned of Botulinum toxin in canned food proposing related competent agencies to trace back the origin and stop sales of canned pate food.
As of present, 1,405 healthcare workers in HCMC have got Covid-19 vaccination shots. Almost people who have allergic reaction after getting vaccinated have been observed and recovered well.
A Chinese man and a Vietnamese woman who were found secretly come into Vietnam tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.