Covid-19 vaccination

Ho Chi Minh City has not attracted young outstanding graduates and scientists to work in the public sector since 2018.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, chaired the committee's 20th meeting via teleconference with all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities of the country.

People will continue benefiting from free Covid-19 vaccinations in 2023, and funding will come from the state budget, the Covid-19 Vaccine Fund, with sponsorship from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals, along with other legal sources.

The rate of people dying from Covid-19 in Vietnam is at 0.37 percent, still higher than the rate from other infectious diseases which is at 0.09 percent, said a senior health official.

The Ministry of Health has recently issued a plan to carry out a program on ensuring vaccine supply until 2030.

The Ministry of Health announced that 2,233 new Covid-19 infections were recorded nationwide on May 4, increasing over 1,000 cases compared to the previous day.

Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has just signed an urgent dispatch to related state departments, agencies as to Covid-19 prevention tasks during the upcoming national holiday.

HCMC Health Department has asked local hospitals to stand ready to receive Covid-19 patients in necessary circumstances, amid the rising number of infections.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has just issued a Covid-19 vaccination plan to booster doses for residents at 59 vaccination sites in 22 districts and Thu Duc City.

Amidst the rapidly increasing number of new cases of Covid-19, the Health Ministry has urged continued efforts to accelerate vaccination against Covid-19.

Vietnam recorded 64 Covid-19 cases in the week from March 21-25, raising the total number of cases from the start of the pandemic to 11,527,203.

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam yesterday issued a recommendation on measures to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic during the Tet holiday ( the Lunar New Year).

The health sector in HCMC has prepared a plan to deploy 10,000 beds, including 1,000 ICU beds for Covid-19 patients. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases is assigned to be the highest-level hospital to treat severe and critical Covid-19 patients.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed ministers, heads of ministerial-level and State agencies, and chairmen of People’s Committees of cities, provinces to strengthen measures to prevent the spreading of Covid-19 during the upcoming Tet holidays.

Ho Chi Minh City is likely to be at risk of recurrent Covid-19 outbreaks due to increased people's travel demand during Tet holidays ( the Lunar New Year).

The merchandise amount to stabilize the Ho Chi Minh City market during the month of Quy Mao Tet holiday 2023 is estimated to satisfy 25-43 percent of the community’s demands. This is the information delivered by Deputy Director of the HCMC Department of Industry and Trade Le Huynh Minh in yesterday’s October summary meeting for socio-economic-medical tasks in the city.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has just sent an official letter to the Divisions of Education and Training of Thu Duc City and 21 districts, requiring them to urgently review and make statistics on the number of children from six months to under five years old who are studying at kindergartens and report the demand for Covid-19 vaccination.