Vietnam is speeding up its vaccination program in an effort to loosen coronavirus lockdown restrictions in major cities by the end of the month, the government said Monday. Health workers administered vaccines throughout the night in the capital, Hanoi, which…
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Vietnam reports record 7,968 coronavirus cases on Saturday
FILE PHOTO: Gilrs walks in a overpass as they wear protective masks in the street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh HueHANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s health ministry reported 7,968 coronavirus infections on Saturday,…
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Vietnam says agrees tech transfers on Russian, U.S. COVID-19 vaccines
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has reached agreements on technology transfers for Russian and U.S. coronavirus vaccines, the government said in a statement, without elaborating. Tuesday’s statement also said Vietnam will receive 20 million more doses of the COVID-19 mRNA shot…
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Vietnam to expand movement curbs as coronavirus cases hit record high
A man rides a bike on an empty street amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31. REUTERS/Thanh HueHANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam will impose movement restrictions in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho for 14 days starting…
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Vietnam brings in new coronavirus curbs in business hub
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam brought in tighter coronavirus curbs on Friday in more areas including the commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City, as authorities set a target to vaccinate 50% of people aged 18 or older by the end of…
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Vietnam to receive 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine weekly from July
FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds a vial of the vaccine as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021….
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Vietnam approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for use against COVID-19 -media
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a box of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, a unit of Sinopharm subsidiary China National Biotec Group (CNBG), at a vaccination center during a government-organized visit, in…
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Vietnam starts human trial of coronavirus vaccine
A Vietnamese pharmaceutical company began testing a coronavirus vaccine on volunteers in Hanoi on Thursday, as developing countries jostle with richer nations to access affordable inoculations. Nanogen’s Nanocovax is one of four under development in Vietnam, and a company representative…
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Vietnam relaxes virus restrictions as cases plateau
Vietnam eased social distancing measures Thursday, with experts pointing to a decisive response involving mass quarantines and expansive contact tracing for the apparent success in containing the coronavirus. Despite a long and porous border with China, the Southeast Asian nation…
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A Company Repossessed a Vietnam Vet's Prosthetic Legs After the VA Refused to Pay for Them
Just a couple of days before last Christmas, 69-year-old Jerry Holliman, a Vietnam veteran, says a man came into a nursing home for military veterans in Collins, Mississippi, and took away Holliman’s prosthetic legs. According to the Clarion Ledger, Holliman…
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