Steering committee for COVID-19 vaccination safety debuts
A steering committee for COVID-19 vaccination safety debuted at a video conference in Hanoi on April 28 that was connected to 63 cities and provinces nationwide.
Hanoi (VNA) - A steering committee for COVID-19 vaccination safety debuted at a video conference in Hanoi on April 28 that was connected to 63 cities and provincesnationwide.
The committee isheaded by Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Truong Son, Deputy Minister of Health.
Minister ofHealth Nguyen Thanh Long issued Decision No 1888/QĐ-BYT on April 15 establishingthe steering committee, which comprises senior officials from the ministry andleaders from its departments along with leading local experts and scientists indiverse fields, from immunisation, infection, emergency resuscitation and intensivecare to haematology, cardiology and neurology.
The committee istasked with guiding medical establishments on screening, monitoring, andhandling any adverse events following COVID-19 vaccinations and promptly assistinglocalities in dealing with all situations safely.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Medical Examination and TreatmentDepartment at the MoH and deputy head of the committee, a vaccination safetysystem has been set up nationwide.
Committeemembers work online and stand ready to reply to any concerns regarding the vaccinationof health workers, the official said.
According to areport from the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation, released on April27, a record 50,104 people were inoculated on April 26.
Nearly 260,000people - mostly frontline workers and medical staff - in 42 cities and provinceshave been injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine since the nationalvaccination drive began on March 8.
No incidents of rareblood clots have been reported so far, while typical reactions (tiredness, mildfever, muscle pains, etc.) were reported in about 30 percent of people - evenlower than the advisory information from the manufacturer and reports from Europeanauthorities.
Vietnam currentlyhas nearly 1 million doses of AstraZeneca from the manufacturer and also from theCOVAX Facility, along with 1,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, a giftfrom Russia./
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has recently issued guidelines on protocols for diagnosis and treatment of rare brain/abdomen blood clots in the setting of low levels of blood platelets occurring after COVID-19 vaccinations.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 27 stressed the need to continue with measures for COVID-19 prevention, detection, quarantine, sealing off, stamping out and effective treatment.
Vietnam has no new cases of COVID-19 to report over the last 12 hours to 6:00am on April 28, keeping the national tally at 2,857, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Despite storm-related disruptions and flight delays, the organs were successfully transported via a combination of air and ground travel. All patients are currently stable and recovering well.
The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
Renowned for its expertise in complex surgeries, the hospital has attracted foreign patients seeking treatment for conditions such as kidney and urinary tract stones, urological and gastrointestinal cancers, and male reproductive disorders. Most procedures are performed using advanced techniques, including laparoscopy and robotic surgery. T
Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
A 2023 report by the Vietnam Health Economics Association estimated that the total cost of tobacco-related healthcare and economic losses reached 108 trillion VND (4.14 billion USD) annually – equivalent to 1.14% of GDP and five times higher than the budget revenue generated by the tobacco industry.
All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
The Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Injecting COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: VNA) 
