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Vietnam began COVID-19 vaccinations in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Duong from Monday morning, using AstraZeneca vaccine. Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen injects Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Do Thi Nhai - a health worker of Tan Hung Medical Station Ward in Hai Duong Province, March 8, 2021. Photo: VGP This is part of the first wave of the national vaccination program placed under strict supervision of the Ministry of Health. Injection sites are: - Ha Noi: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, supervised by Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan - Ho Chi Minh City: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, supervised by Deputy Minister ò Health Nguyen Truong Son - Hai Duong: Hai Duong Provincial Health Center and Kim Thanh District Health Center, supervised by Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen. Viet Nam received the first batch of 117,600 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca's vaccine on February 24. In the first phase, the Ministry of Health (MoH) planned to allocat the first batch of 117,600 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, prioritizing frontline medical workers and high-risk groups in 13 provinces and localities namely Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Gia Lai, Ha Noi, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoa Binh, Ha Giang, Dien Bien, Binh Duong, Hai Phong, and Hung Yen and two ministries (Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security). The aforesaid localities have documented 892 out of the country’s patient tally of 2,511 cases since January 27, 2021. Allocation of first batch of vaccine doses - Ha Noi Center for Disease Control (CDC): 8,000 doses - Hai Duong CDC Hai Duong: 32,000 - Ho Chi Minh City CDC: 8,000 - Quang Ninh CDC: 3,800 - Hai Phong CDC: 2,800 - Bac Ninh CDC: 2,100 - Hoa Binh CDC: 1,600 - Hung Yen CDC: 3,100 - Bac Giang CDC: 3,100 - Gia Lai CDC: 1,800 - Ha Giang CDC: 1,700 - Binh Duong CDC: 1,200 - Dien Bien CDC: 1,800 - Ministry of National Defense/Ministry of …

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Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccination on March 8 Vietnam launches its COVID-19 inoculation drive on March 8 morning, administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to medical workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and northern Hai Duong province – the country’s biggest pandemic hotspot at present. The vaccination is conducted at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and two medical centres in Hai Duong. As many as 100 staff members of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases are expected to receive the shots in the morning of March 8. The hospital is allocated 450 doses among the first batch of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine the country has received. In Hai Duong, 50 medical workers at Hai Duong city’s medical centre, and 30 others at Kim Thanh district’s medical centre will be the first in the province to be injected. The Ministry of Health has allocated the vaccine to 13 localities, along with the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security and 21 hospitals during the first phase. Among the localities, all having reported COVID-19 cases since the latest wave of outbreaks since January 27, the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is given 8,000 doses, Hai Duong CDC 32,000, and HCM City CDC 8,000. Meanwhile, the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security each receive 30,000 doses. At a meeting on March 6, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stressed the need to ensure equality in vaccine access as suggested by the WHO, UNICEF and COVAC. The localities excluded in the first phase should continue to prepare for the inoculation, with training programmes, he said, adding that they would receive the vaccine after the next shipment arrives in Vietnam in March. The ministry will roll out the vaccination in all COVID-19 treatment hospitals, prioritising those involved in frontline work, and those who participate in the pandemic combat in the community like …

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Rice is among key exports of Kien Giang province. (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang gained more than 103 million USD from exports in the first two month of the year, surging 12 percent from the same time in 2020. This is a robust sign in the locality’s trade activities amidst complicated developments of COVID-19. According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, growth was seen in the shipment of seafood (over 37 million USD, up 25.6 percent), and leather shoes (over 22.6 million USD, up nearly 3 percent). Meanwhile, export of rice fell 35.37 percent year-on-year to 17 million USD. With a view to boosting exports, the province has sharpened focus on trade promotion activities, as well as worked to consolidate traditional markets and expanding markets for local key products, particularly rice and seafood. In the meantime, the department keeps local exporters updated with the import-export situation and measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 through goods which go through border gates or unofficial border crossings. It has provided local firms with domestic and foreign market information so that they can pen suitable production plan. The provincial authorities have ordered the Department of Industry and Trade to join hands with competent departments and agencies to keep a close watch on the business and exports of local firms so as to remove bottlenecks for them in a timely manner. Along with seeking more markets for local products, the department has worked to raise the firms’ awareness of the signed free trade agreement, helping them adjust their production to meet import demands of international buyers./. VNA …

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