Covid 19 vaccine

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartanto said on September 7 that the government had earmarked 3.8 trillion IDR (256.8 million USD) for the down payment for purchasing COVID-19 vaccines. At an online press conference, he said the government plans to spend 37 trillion IDR (2.51 billion USD) next year for a multi-year vaccine development programme. The government is eyeing several potential vaccines that are currently under development. The first is the Merah Putih vaccine, which is being developed by the Research and Technology Ministry and the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology. The second is the vaccine being developed by state pharmaceutical holding company PT Bio Farma in cooperation with Sinovac Biotech of China. The third vaccine is the one being developed by United Arab Emirates' Group 42 (G42) Healthcare. According to Airlangga, Indonesia plans to procure 290 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine next year and 30 million doses of … [Read more...] about Indonesia to set aside over 2.7 billion USD for COVID-19 vaccine procurement

The first is the rapid activation of the response system. After detecting the first case, Vietnam quickly activated its rapid response systems nationwide. Therefore, the country was able to detect and isolate suspected cases and those having close contact with travellers returning from pandemic-hit areas quickly, curbing the further spread of the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Vietnam under control: WHO representative

Addressing the event, the Government leader said that Viet Nam has been effectively controlling the pandemic within the country as no new community infections have been reported in the past nine days, and the number of recoveries increase every day. The new normal has been established, he said, asking for continuous vigilance, especially among the health sector and hospitals. The health sector should always uphold a sense of responsibility in this process, while proposing timelier measures in the context of implementing the dual goal of fighting the disease and promoting economic recovery, the PM requested. Touching upon the re-opening of some commercial flights in September, he urged special attention to carefully implementing disease prevention and control measures, such as quarantine and testing, emphasizing the resolve to prevent the emergence of new COVID-19 outbreaks caused by foreigners entering Viet Nam. According to a report by the Ministry of Health (as of 5pm on … [Read more...] about Vietnam has conducted nearly 1.24 million COVID-19 tests, Gov’t says

Geneva (VNA) - Vietnam hailed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s initiative to set up the Facilitation Council of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) as it will help step up the development and equitable distribution of vaccines and technologies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, said Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva. At the first meeting of the council on September 10, Mai thanked the WHO and the European Mission for inviting Vietnam to attend the event as the ASEAN Chair in 2020. She went on by highlighting ASEAN and Vietnam’s recent efforts in response to the coronavirus outbreak, and affirming the member states’ commitments to enhancing solidarity and international cooperation to fight the pandemic, particularly activities of the Facilitation Council of the ATC-A so as to promote equitable access to vaccines and tools responding to the pandemic … [Read more...] about Facilitation Council of ACT-A important to fight COVID-19: Vietnamese diplomat

“To address this problem, biometric digital IDs can be a game changer. For example, Simprints has deployed biometric IDs on health and humanitarian projects across 12 countries, which have increased health care visits and quality while preventing fraud. It is now partnering with Japanese telecom giant NEC to develop an affordable, interoperable, biometric solution for vaccines that can identify patients even in rural and offline settings. Using robust digital tools can help governments overcome identification barriers to ensure that everyone receives a Covid-19 vaccine.” (Rebecca Weintraub, Prashant Yadav and Seth Berkeley, Harvard Business Review). … [Read more...] about Vaccine nationalism and challenges for developing countries