Lack of booster shots for children's vaccine rollout recorded in localities
Many localities decided to inject Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots into adults instead of priority for children from five to 11 years old as the plan.
Free Covid-19 vaccination continues this year: ministry
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.
WHO, UNICEF promise to help find vaccine source for Vietnam
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have agreed to help Vietnam find a vaccine source.
Efforts required to effectively use allocated AstraZeneca vaccine doses
The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology under the Health Ministry recently sent a dispatch on strengthening the implementation of vaccination and supplementation of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the Covid-19 pandemic from April to June.
HCMC strives for over 90% of population to get third Covid vaccine booster shots
Ho Chi Minh City is striving that more than 90 percent of the population will get a third Covid-19 vaccine booster shot.
Many new Omicron sub-variants detected
The Pasteur Institute of HCMC had identified new Omicron sub-variants from samples of community epidemiological surveillance conducted by the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC), including XBB.1.5, XBB.1.9.1, XBB.1.16, and XBB.1.16.1.
Covid-19 vaccine booster shots help strengthen immunity
Booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine are necessary when the city has gradually reopened its economy and returned to normal life, said Dr. Le Hong Nga, Deputy Director of the HCMC Center for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDC).
WHO recommends preventative measures during Tet holiday
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).
HCMC stays alert to SARS-CoV-2 variants
Although the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Ho Chi Minh City has decreased markedly, the southern metropolis still stays alert to acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants.
WHO chief representative: fight against Covid-19 not over yet
Chief Representative of the World Health Organisation in Vietnam Dr. Angela Pratt yesterday warned that the fight against Covid-19 is not over yet as many people are getting infected, hospitalised, and dead in many countries around the world.
Vietnam still has deaths from rabies
Although Vietnam has made great strides in rabies control over the past 10 years, many people still die of rabies every year.
Roughly 15,525 HCMC residents receive Covid-19 vaccine shots during National Day
Medical workers in Ho Chi Minh City had administered 15,525 Covid-19 shots in 242 injection points operating throughout the National Day holiday from September 1 to September 4.
Covid-19 cases increase, Vietnamese PM asks to complete vaccination roll-out
As Covid-19 cases increased, the Vietnamese Prime Minister requested to strictly and effectively implement a vaccination campaign in accordance with the direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, and the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and control, completing vaccination roll-out for all ages according to the guidance of the Ministry of Health.
Ministry urges to speed up vaccination for children for safe school opening
Safely opening schools is dependent on every child being vaccinated against Covid-19. However, according to the assessment of the Ministry of Health, the actual rate of Covid-19 vaccination coverage for children is still low; therefore, the Ministry urged to speed up vaccination for children for safe school opening.
Vietnam aims to complete booster shots in Q1
The Ministry of Health is urging local administrations to speed up the inoculation of third doses of Covid-19 vaccine for the population aged 18 and above to make sure all those eligible will receive the third dose within the first quarter of 2022.
HCMC faces high risk of measles outbreaks overlapping existing diseases
The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, on September 14, said that amid the interrupted supply of two vaccines in the expanded program on immunization (EPI), namely the single measles vaccine and the DPT vaccine, there is a high risk of a measles outbreak overlapping existing diseases, including dengue fever and Covid-19.
Ministry proposes keeping Covid-19 in Group A of infectious diseases
The Ministry of Health has proposed continuing to keep Covid- 19 in Group A of infectious disease, not an endemic disease in its latest draft on Covid- 19 prevention and control measures in the new situation.
Ho Chi Minh City bracing for dual epidemics
The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention this afternoon hosted an online meeting with 21 districts and Thu Duc City to inform disease prevention and control works in HCMC under the chair of Director of the municipal Health Department Tang Chi Thuong.
Covid-19 cases surging again
Cases of Covid-19 are surging again in provinces and cities nationwide, due to the rise of Omicron sub-variants, including BA.4, BA.5, BA.2.75, BA.2.12.1.
City health authority pays unscheduled visits to check Covid vaccination
The Department of Health today organized five inspection teams who will pay unscheduled visits to check on vaccination for children in District 7, District 8, Hoc Mon District, Binh Chanh District, and Nha Be District.