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/ June 20, 2021

500,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine arrive in Hanoi

These doses will be administered to Chinese citizens residing in Vietnam, Vietnamese who will study, work or go to China for business purposes, and those who require this vaccine, especially in areas near Vietnam's border with China. The vaccine, called Vero Cell, is produced by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co.Ltd. Vietnam approved the emergency use of the vaccine on June 4. Vaccines and syringes arrived in Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport, June 20, 2021. Photo by V.Thu. The vaccine was approved by China last December and by WHO for emergency use last month. It has been shipped to more than 70 countries, including those in Southeast Asia like Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. More than 450 million doses of Vero Cell have been produced, with more than 100 million given away to other countries and selling for enterprises. Vietnam has been using the AstraZeneca vaccine for its vaccination program. It has approved four Covid-19 vaccines so far: U.K.'s AstraZeneca, Russia's Generium, China's Sinopharm and a vaccine developed by U.S.-based firm Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech Inc. …

/ June 4, 2021

Vietnam approves Sinopharm Covid vaccine for emergency use

The vaccine, called Vero Cell, Inactivated, is produced by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co.Ltd. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology suggested for the vaccine to be approved, and its approval was signed by deputy health minister Truong Quoc Cuong on Thursday. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology will be responsible for cooperating with vaccine manufacturers to ensure the production of this vaccine and its safety and quality. The institute will also cooperate with the Administration of Science, Technology and Training under the health ministry to evaluate the vaccine's safety and effectiveness, and with the National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals to evaluate the vaccine by providing samples and other relevant materials, before the vaccine could be put into use. The institute will also provide instructions on how to store, distribute and use the vaccine. The Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine is the third one to be approved by Vietnam for emergency use, after Russia’s Sputnik V and the one made by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca. The vaccine was approved by China last December and by WHO for emergency use last month. Some 42 countries and territories have been using the vaccine, of which 200 million doses have been shipped worldwide. Vietnam has been using the AstraZeneca vaccine for its vaccination program, under which over 1.1 million people have got shots so far. The country aims to secure about 150 million vaccine doses this year to cover 70 percent of its population. …

/ June 20, 2021

Daily local Covid-19 cases rise by 300

Of the new cases, 57 were recorded in HCMC, 23 in Bac Giang, three in Bac Ninh, nine in Da Nang, and two in Nghe An. In HCMC, 36 of the new cases were detected in lockdown areas, six cases are related to the cluster at the Revival Ekklesia Mission in Go Vap District, four cases are linked to an outbreak on District 1's De Tham Street, the rest are being contact traced. All the cases in the northern province of Bac Giang are associated with existing outbreaks at local industrial parks. Three patients in its neighbor Bac Ninh are also linked to local outbreaks. In central Da Nang City, seven cases are related to two confirmed Covid patients, other two were detected in locked down areas. Two cases in central Nghe An Province are being contact traced. On June 20, Vietnam recorded 300 new local Covid cases, raising the ongoing coronavirus wave's tally to 9,944. Since the new wave started on April 27, Vietnam has recorded 9,944 community infections in 41 cities and provinces. Bac Giang and HCMC accounted for the highest cases, at 5,406 and 1,618 respectively, followed closely by Bac Ninh with 1,525. Twenty two localities have not detected any new cases in 14 days. Eight others have not had any new patients in 30 days. …