A person receives a Covid-19 vaccine shot in Bac Giang, northern Vietnam, September 9, 2021.

Around 2.7 million people in these localities have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot and round 690,000 people have been fully vaccinated, Tuyen said.

Vietnam has vaccinated around 32.7 million people with at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose. Around 9.5 million people have been fully vaccinated.

Health Ministry receives 1.3 million additional doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

The Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC) has handed over 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Health Ministry.

Vietnam considers mutual recognition of vaccine passports with select countries

Vietnam is considering mutual recognition of vaccine passports with countries in Southeast Asia, China, Japan, South Korea, the EU and the U.S., the Government Office announced Sunday.

Cuba kicks off Covid-19 vaccine exports with shipment to Vietnam

Cuba said on Saturday it had exported its three-shot Abdala coronavirus vaccine for the first time, sending an initial shipment to Vietnam as part of a five million doses contract.

Eight Covid-19 vaccines conditionally approved for emergency use in Vietnam

Eight Covid-19 vaccines conditionally approved for emergency use in Vietnam.

First Sputnik V vaccine batch successfully produced in Vietnam

The Health Ministry’s Company for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (Vabiotech) announced on September 24 that it has successfully produced the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine in Vietnam.

Source: VnExpress