Vietnam had reached agreement on the mutual recognition of “vaccine passports” with 19 countries as of April 7, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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

Vietnam has signed purchase deals or received donations for nearly 211 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with 156.4 million already arrived as of December 10, 2021, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam is temporarily accepting the vaccination certificates, otherwise known as “vaccine passports”, from 72 countries and territories worldwide recommended to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via representatives.

The Hanoi Medical University has started the first phase of clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine ARCT-154 with the participation of 100 volunteers.

Pfizer, a US multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation, has pledged to provide Vietnam with 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-18 in the fourth quarter to help with its vaccination rollout.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted the ultimate goal of protecting people’s health, driving back COVID-19 pandemic, especially in key areas, to ensure socio-economic development and social welfare during a nationwide teleconference in Hanoi on May 29.

Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Results of genetic sequencing of specimens from imported cases into Vietnam show seven new SARS-CoV-2 variants causing the COVID-19 epidemic.

From 12am of May 25, 2021, Hanoi temporarily closes service establishments amid Covid-19 in response to new developments of Covid-19.

In order to prevent spread of the deadly coronavirus, people are recommended to change some habits.

A strict safety protocol against COVID-19 is carried out at polling stations to ensure safety for voters given the complicated developments of the coronavirus pandemic.

Vietnam is expected to secure 60 million doses in 2021 as the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative and AstraZeneca has committed 30 million doses to the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued Dispatch No.121/CD-TTg on prevention and control of the acute respiratory disease caused by novel coronavirus on January 23, 2020, marking the start of Vietnam's year-long fight against Covid-19.

Nearly 90% of Vietnamese enterprises negatively impacted by COVID-19

Volunteers on March 15 morning got the first jabs of Covivac vaccine, the second COVID-19 vaccine which is developed and produced in Vietnam.