Vietnamese Ministry of Health decided to delay injecting Covid-19 vaccine into people over 65.
After one-week vaccination rollout in Vietnam, several people were reported to experience severe post-vaccine reactions. According to Dr. Tran Dac Phu, former Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine, these reactions are common.
According to the Ministry of Health, some 1,000 doses of Russia-made Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine yesterday arrived in Vietnam and were transported to the frozen storage of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for preservation.
The Quy Hoa National Leprosy Dermatology Hospital in the Central Province of Binh Dinh announced to treat a fisherman with Vibrio vulnificus wound infection without leg amputation.
The human trial of second Vietnamese-made Covid-19 vaccine began this morning in the Hanoi-based Medicine University.
According to the National Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control this morning, more people received Covid-19 vaccine and two of them suffered allergic reactions including anaphylaxis.
Additional 3,663 people received shots of Covid-19 vaccine and one was in stable condition after suffering Anaphylaxis yesterday, according to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) reported this morning.
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) announced four people who were suffering Anaphylaxis, an acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, following Covid-19 vaccination are in stable condition.
People from foreign countries carrying a Covid-19 vaccination certificate, informally known as a vaccine passport, are still quarantined upon entry into Vietnam and undergo tests like others.
An incorporated ministries committee has proposed the Prime Minister to approve the handover of 30 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) to the Ministry of Health on a non-profit basis.
Vietnam will receive 5,657,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in March and April, all made by AstraZeneca, according to the National Expanded Immunisation Program.
The Department of Health of HCMC has proposed the municipal People’s Committee to approve a program mobilizing resources and funds for the purchase of five million Covid-19 vaccine doses.