JavaScript is off. Please enable to view full site.

Health ministry approves first COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam

Health ministry approves first COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam

Tuesday, February 02, 2021, 16:49 GMT+7
Health ministry approves first COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. Photo: AstraZeneca

Vietnam has granted the conditional approval of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to the urgent need for prevention and control of the pandemic.

Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong on Monday signed a decision to approve the conditional import and use of the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

According to the decision, this is the first COVID-19 vaccine allowed for usage in Vietnam, which will be imported under the regulation on "emergency cases of disease prevention."

The health ministry tasked the Drug Administration of Vietnam with issuing an import license for the AstraZeneca vaccine, while the Administration of Science Technology and Training was requested to make clinical assessment of the vaccine’s safety and immunogenicity.

The General Department of Preventive Medicine will be responsible for making vaccination plans, providing vaccination guidance, supervising the task, and monitoring the post-vaccination process.

The National Institute for the Control of Vaccines and Biologicals will be in charge of inspecting the vaccine prior to use.

Vietnam is expected to purchase 30 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.

According to a representative of a Vietnamese vaccination center authorized to import the jab, it will be sold at a preferential price.

The center has nearly 50 vaccination venues across the country, over 50 standardized warehouses, and more than 5,000 doctors and nurses, the representative added.

Vietnam has documented 1,851 COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday morning, with 1,460 having recovered and 35 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!

Tuoi Tre News

More

Read more

;

VIDEOS

‘Taste of Australia’ gala dinner held in Ho Chi Minh City after 2-year hiatus

Taste of Australia Gala Reception has returned to the Park Hyatt Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Vietnamese woman gives unconditional love to hundreds of adopted children

Despite her own immense hardship, she has taken in and cared for hundreds of orphans over the past three decades.

Latest news

Hundreds of UK police sacked for misconduct

Nearly 600 police officers in England and Wales were sacked in the year to March 2024, figures showed Tuesday, as police chiefs battle to restore public confidence after a string of scandals