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HCM City to implement third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND Ho Chi Minh City will carry out the third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND (around 320.7 million USD) sourced from the local budget to help more households and informal workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee. Speaking at a press conference held by the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 20, Hoan said given complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city and prolonged social distancing, people face more difficulties due to job loss and having no income. Therefore, in addition to the social security relief packages of the city's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and other organisations and individuals, the municipal People's Committee continues to implement the third relief package to help ease difficulties for local residents. According to reports from the People's Committees of … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 21

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older, all people at high risk of severe disease, and others who are regularly exposed to the virus. The decision paves the way for a quick rollout of the booster shots as soon as this week for millions of people who had their second dose of the vaccine at least six months ago. The change to the vaccine's emergency use authorization will allow boosters for groups such as health-care workers, teachers and day care staff, grocery workers and those in homeless shelters or prisons, FDA acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said in a statement. Pfizer had asked the FDA to expand its vaccine approval to include boosters for all people aged 16 and older and presented data last week to an outside FDA panel of advisers that it said showed waning immunity over time. The panel voted against the proposition that boosters were needed by everyone but … [Read more...] about U.S. FDA clears Pfizer COVID-19 booster for older and at-risk Americans

A shipper has his papers checked in HCM City. Delivery companies will have to test their shippers with rapid-antigen test kits provided by the city health sector. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Delivery service companies will have to test their staff with rapid antigen tests provided by the health sector, and update the testing results into the city’s shared database beginning Friday (Sept 24). The city’s Department of Health will provide tests to each company based on the number of shippers registered with the city Department of Industry and Trade. Pooled samples from three people will be tested every three days. This week, businesses are training their shippers in how to do the test and how to input data on testing results on apps set up by companies or provided by the Department of Information and Communications. Any shipper failing to get the test as required will not be allowed to operate. The number of shippers registered with the city’s … [Read more...] about Delivery companies to test staff with rapid antigen tests starting Friday

A shipper has his papers checked in HCM City. Delivery companies will have to test their shippers with rapid-antigen test kits provided by the city health sector. — VNA/VNS Photo Delivery service companies will have to test their staff with rapid antigen tests provided by the health sector, and update the testing results into the city’s shared database beginning Friday (Sept 24). The city’s Department of Health will provide tests to each company based on the number of shippers registered with the city Department of Industry and Trade. Pooled samples from three people will be tested every three days. This week, businesses are training their shippers in how to do the test and how to input data on testing results on apps set up by companies or provided by the Department of Information and Communications. Any shipper failing to get the test as required will not be allowed to operate. The number of shippers registered with the city’s Department of Industry and Trade surged after … [Read more...] about Delivery companies to test staff with rapid antigen tests starting on Friday

Le Ngoc Hai, CEO of Doctor Anywhere Vietnam How has Doctor Anywhere Vietnam been performing since early 2020, and what has changed during the pandemic? In early 2020, the Doctor Anywhere app started gaining some traction in the local corporate world, thanks to our strategic partnership with Bao Minh Insurance. We have been aggressively expanding our digital healthcare ecosystem ever since, from onboarding more doctors, more allied hospitals, and clinics to partnering with more payment providers. Hence, when the COVID-19 pandemic swept across Vietnam, we were already well-equipped to provide the best support to Vietnamese people whose demand for telemedicine increased by 2-3 times. Besides our core specialities namely GP, nutrition, paediatrics, and ear-nose-throat, Doctor Anywhere opened an exclusive COVID-19 advisory module during the pandemic. This module is designed to support patients and their families 24/7, totally free of charge, using a team of doctors who have … [Read more...] about Doctor Anywhere – The key to success amid the pandemic