Covid 19 vaccines

While he did not divulge specific details of the agreement, the minister said at the first session of the 15th National Assembly that a factory with the capacity to produce 200 million doses is under construction and will commence operations in the first half of 2022. He said Vietnam has also reached agreements on technology transfers for the coronavirus vaccine with Russia and Japan. The Hanoi-based Vabiotech company had packaged its first batch of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines last week. The batch will be evaluated in Russia before mass production begins in Vietnam. The tech transfer for the vaccine will be completed by the end of this year, Long said. Up to now, Vietnam has secured deals for 130 million doses of vaccines and is in talks with other manufacturers on deals for a further 40 million shots, he said, adding that the shots are expected to arrive in 2021 and early 2022. To date around 4.5 million doses have been administered, but only about 372,353 people have been … [Read more...] about Vietnam reaches tech transfer agreement on US Covid-19 vaccines: minister

Vingroup could begin the production of 100-200 million vaccine doses a year by next June. Photo: Shutterstock On July 23, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online meeting discussing vaccine production. Accordingly, Vietnam's largest conglomerate Vingroup is reported to be negotiating the transfer of COVID-19 vaccine technology with Arcturus with expectations of beginning clinical trials in Vietnam from August. This move is in line with global efforts to scale up access to life saving treatments. If successful, Vingroup will have a capacity of producing 100-200 million doses of vaccine annually. Arcturus Therapeutics is a leading clinical-stage messenger RNA medicines company focused on the development of infectious disease vaccines and rare liver and respiratory diseases. It has developed a vaccine called Arcturus COVID-19 using the same mRNA technology as the vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna. In early June, Vingroup established Vinbiocare Biotechnology … [Read more...] about Vingroup in negotiation with Arcturus for COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer

Nearly 4,000 more Covid-19 infections have been recorded in the past 12 hours in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 94,913, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday morning. According to the ministry's report, 3,973 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases 3,051 of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 2,328 in Ho Chi Minh City, 881 in Binh Duong, 218 in Tien Giang, 134 in Dong Nai, 127 in Tay Ninh, 82 in Khanh Hoa, 50 in Vinh Long, 33 in Ben Tre, 18 in Can Tho, 17 in Tra Vinh, 17 in Kien Giang, 16 in Danang, 14 in Phu Yen, 11 in Hanoi, nine in Soc Trang, six in Binh Phuoc, four in Bac Ninh, three in Hau Giang, two in Dak Nong, two in An Giang, and one in Nghe An. As many as 922 cases were found in the communities. Ho Chi Minh City continued to report the highest number of new infections in the country. On Saturday, the city also recorded 5,396 new patients, the majority of … [Read more...] about Nearly 4,000 new Covid-19 patients announced in Sunday morning report

Vietnam confirmed 7,531 more Covid-19 infections on Sunday including 4,555 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 98,465, the Ministry of Health has reported. According to the ministry's report, 7,525 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases 6,009 of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 4,555 in Ho Chi Minh City, 1,249 in Binh Duong, 313 in Tay Ninh, 253 in Dong Nai, 218 in Tien Giang, 172 in Khanh Hoa, 126 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 109 in Phu Yen, 90 in Dong Thap, 78 in Binh Thuan, 56 in Can Tho, 50 in Vinh Long, 45 in Ben Tre, 27 in Tra Vinh, 26 in Binh Phuoc, 25 in Kien Giang, 16 in Danang, 15 in Hanoi, 14 in Dak Lak, 11 in Quang Nam, 11 in Vinh Phuc, 10 in Hau Giang, nine in Soc Trang, seven in Ninh Thuan, six in Bac Ninh, six in Binh Dinh, six in Gia Lai, four in Dak Nong, four in Nghe An, four in Quang Ngai, three in Bac Lieu, two in An Giang, two in … [Read more...] about Vietnam records over 7,500 more Covid-19 infections on Sunday

Three million US-donated Moderna vaccine doses arrive to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi Half of the three million doses arrived in Ho Chi Minh City and half will arrive in Hanoi later today (July 25). This delivery follows the July 10 donation of two million Moderna mRNA vaccine doses that the US donated to Vietnam through the COVAX Facility. Remarking on the arrival of the vaccines to Vietnam, US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Christopher Klein said, “We are here to help Vietnam at this difficult time, and our total donation of five million doses of Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is proof of this support. We will get through this pandemic and emerge stronger together.” US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Marie Damour added, “We are proud to be able to assist Vietnam with more US vaccines, especially with the delivery of nearly 1.5 million of the total doses directly to Ho Chi Minh City, the current epicenter of Vietnam’s fast-growing outbreak.” The US and Vietnam continue to build … [Read more...] about Three million more US-donated Moderna vaccines arrive in Vietnam

People in Ho Chi Minh City will be banned from going outdoors from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am the next day from Monday until further notice as part of the city’s restrictions to reduce surging COVID-19 infections, according to chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong. Chairman Phong declared the curfew at a meeting on Sunday evening. All activities in the city will be suspended, save for emergencies and pandemic missions, the official underlined. The municipal administration will issue an official document to detail the implementation of the new restrictions on Monday, Phan Van Mai, standing deputy secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said in another meeting earlier on Sunday. On July 23, along with its extension of social distancing measures, introduced in late May, from Saturday until August 1, the administration also decided to tighten restrictions. Such restrictions will be applied together with other epidemic control rules under the prime minister’s Directive 16, including the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City imposes 6:00 pm-6:00 am curfew to fight COVID-19