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New Covid wave in Vietnam unlikely: experts

New Covid wave in Vietnam unlikely: experts

Though the number of daily infections and severe cases keeps rising, experts said it is implausible for Vietnam to experience another Covid-19 wave.
No need for Covid mandates for fear of vaccine expiration

No need for Covid mandates for fear of vaccine expiration

It is okay if vaccines expire, it is okay to get rid of them. With Covid-19 in decline, vaccination mandates are no longer needed.
June 27, 2022 | 07:49 pm PT
Vietnam detects Omicron subvariant BA.5

Vietnam detects Omicron subvariant BA.5

Phan Trong Lan, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, said Monday that Vietnam has detected the Omicron subvariant BA.5, but did not elaborate.
June 27, 2022 | 07:27 am PT
Not time yet to declare end of Covid-19: health ministry

Not time yet to declare end of Covid-19: health ministry

The Health Ministry says it is not time yet for Vietnam to declare the end of Covid-19 because new virus variants could appear even though the situation has stabilized somewhat.
June 27, 2022 | 05:29 am PT
Province tells booster shot rejecters to take responsibility if Covid spreads

Province tells booster shot rejecters to take responsibility if Covid spreads

The southern Binh Phuoc Province requires all adults who refuse to take booster Covid-19 vaccines to sign a form to "take responsibility if they cause the disease to spread."
June 23, 2022 | 06:33 pm PT
District slaps travel restriction on people without 4th Covid shot, reverses it

District slaps travel restriction on people without 4th Covid shot, reverses it

Authorities in a Mekong Delta district announced Tuesday that people who had not received their fourth Covid-19 shot cannot leave the district but reversed it immediately.
June 21, 2022 | 09:10 pm PT
Mekong Delta residents apathetic about Covid booster shots

Mekong Delta residents apathetic about Covid booster shots

Hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses remain unclaimed across Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam as people no longer fear Covid-19.
June 10, 2022 | 01:21 am PT
Drop the mask, we've achieved herd immunity

Drop the mask, we've achieved herd immunity

I think it is safe to say that Vietnam has passed the pandemic's peak and life is gradually getting back to normal.
June 9, 2022 | 06:01 pm PT
Booster shots fail to gain traction: health ministry

Booster shots fail to gain traction: health ministry

Many people don't want to receive Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, slowing down vaccination speed in the country, the health ministry says.
May 18, 2022 | 08:30 pm PT
Fake Covid antiviral in Switzerland bears Vietnamese label

Fake Covid antiviral in Switzerland bears Vietnamese label

The drug administration on Thursday issued a warning regarding a fake Covid-19 antiviral molnupiravir drug found in Switzerland, whose label states it was produced in Vietnam.
May 5, 2022 | 10:48 pm PT
Covid test requirement for foreign entrants no longer necessary: doctor

Covid test requirement for foreign entrants no longer necessary: doctor

It is no longer necessary for Vietnam to request coronavirus test results from foreign entrants as it only causes more trouble at arrival, a medical expert said.
May 5, 2022 | 06:00 am PT
Vietnam scraps Covid-19 medical declaration rule

Vietnam scraps Covid-19 medical declaration rule

Vietnam has stopped collecting medical declarations within the country, but localities will continue monitoring the Covid-19 pandemic, the health ministry says.
May 5, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Covid-19 not a thing of the past: experts

Covid-19 not a thing of the past: experts

It is not appropriate for Vietnam to declare the Covid-19 pandemic over in the country despite falling numbers of infections and deaths, experts say.
April 28, 2022 | 06:11 am PT
Millions of Covid vaccine shots lack, bear wrong database info: health ministry

Millions of Covid vaccine shots lack, bear wrong database info: health ministry

Over 7.6 million Covid-19 vaccines administered in Vietnam have no personal profiles on the national database, while 43 million carry the wrong info, the health ministry said.
April 26, 2022 | 01:19 am PT
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