Vietnam seeking consultation on COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11
Vietnam is seeking consultation from relevant agencies on vaccination for children aged 5-11 against COVID-19, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said on December 8.
A student in Vietnam receives a COVID-19 jab (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam is seeking consultation from relevant agencies on vaccination for children aged 5-11 against COVID-19, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said on December 8.
The Health Ministry is holding negotiations with vaccine manufacturers and suppliers to secure vaccines for children of the age group.
Since the emergence of COVID-19, Vietnam has taken the initiative in seeking different sources of vaccines, he added.
Tuyen affirmed that the country now has sufficient COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate people of age 18 and above and children aged 12-17, and booster shots for adults.
A dose of COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: Ministry of Health)
A report of the national vaccination programme shows that about 97 percent of people aged 18 and above nationwide have received their first jab and 70 percent fully vaccinated.
In addition, about 5 million children aged 12 to 17 have received COVID-19 shots.
As of December 7, Vietnam had administered more than 128.67 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Over 55.01 million people have received two shots./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting on December 5 with ministries, sectors, and relevant sides to discuss COVID-19 vaccine and drug development, production technology transfer, and import.
As many as 14,314 cases of COVID-19, including two imported, were recorded in Vietnam in 24 hours as of 4pm on December 5, according to the Ministry of Health.
Dr Kidong Park, WHO representative in Vietnam, gave an interview on the WHO’s opinion on the grounds for increasing the shelf life of Pfizer vaccine and recommendations for Vietnam about the use of Pfizer vaccine with an increased shelf life to 9 months in vaccination, especially for children.
Ho Chi Minh City plans to give additional and booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to its locals from December 10, according to a document submitted by the municipal Health Department to the municipal People’s Committee for approval.
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The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
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The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
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All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
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This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
A student in Vietnam receives a COVID-19 jab (Photo: VNA) 
A dose of COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: Ministry of Health) 
