Vietnam has successfully produced and officially exported African swine fever vaccine of AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company to five countries, including Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Myanmar.

Under Decision No 26/2023/QD-TTg from the Prime Minister dated October 19, 2023, from October 20, COVID-19 is no longer a Group A infectious disease and is downgraded to Group B.

The Ministry of Health has recently issued Circular No 11/2023/TT-BYT, regulating no-smoking places.

The Ministry of Health is wrapping up the process of designating COVID-19 as a common infectious disease.

According to the Ministry of Health, face masks and disinfection are sound measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic in the new situation.

Vietnam has launched large scale COVID-19 vaccination drives. As of August 4, more than 247 million doses had been administered, making Vietnam into the list of countries with high vaccination coverage in the world.

Vietnam jumped 48 spots to claim the 14th place in the COVID-19 Recovery Index by Nikkei Asia in May 2022. Vietnam is the first country in Southeast Asia to exempt foreign tourists from all testing, vaccination and quarantine requirements.

The Ministry of Health proposed the V2K message (vaccines, face masks and disinfection) in COVID-19 prevention and control. However, the previous 5K message could return if a new COVID-19 variant breaks out affecting public health. So far, the Health Ministry has proposed the suspension of health declaration and removed restrictions on crowds and distance.

Vietnam has successfully produced a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien on June 1.

The Health Ministry begins to issue vaccine passports on April 15 in line with schedule.

Digital Covid-19 vaccine passport with personal details and vaccination information will be issued nationwide after a trial period.

The injection process began on March 26 at all facilities of Tam Anh General Hospital in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam is among the five countries newly selected to receive mRNA vaccine technology transfer from a global biomanufacturing training hub established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in South Africa.

Over 1.4 million people participate in voluntary social insurance as of December 31, 2021.

The Ministry of Health has announced procedures for the issuance of Vietnam’s official COVID-19 'vaccine passports’ along with the passport templates.

Vietnam has approved nine Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use in the country, according to the Ministry of Health.