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It is a must to produce COVID-19 vaccines, treatment drugs at home: PM

It is a must to produce COVID-19 vaccines and treatment drugs domestically, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting with representatives from ministries and agencies in Hanoi on November 27.
It is a must to produce COVID-19 vaccines, treatment drugs at home: PM ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – It is a must to produceCOVID-19 vaccines and treatment drugs domestically, Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh said at a meeting with representatives from ministries and agencies in Hanoi onNovember 27.

He regarded the “5K principle”, vaccines, treatmentdrugs, technologies, public awareness and other solutions as crucial factors tosafely and flexibly adapt to and effectively control the pandemic.

The “5K principle” was issued by the Ministry of Health,covering khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach(distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration).

PM Chinh applauded the Ministry of Health and relevantministries and agencies, especially scientists, researchers and producers ofCOVID-19 vaccines and treatment drugs for their efforts over the past time.

He called for closer coordination to removedifficulties in research as well as administrative and legal procedures,striving to produce COVID-19 vaccines and treatment drugs at home.

The nation’s interests, and the public’s health andlife must be the top priority, the PM emphasised.

PM Chinh assigned the Ministry of Health to coordinate withother relevant ministries and agencies to review institutions to facilitate theprocess.

The Ministry of Health reported that as of November 25, Vietnamhad administered about 116.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with 47.4million people fully vaccinated.

The country has engaged in technology transfer, researchand trial of such vaccines as Nano Covax, COVIVAC, ARCT-154, HIPRA, Sputnik V,Shionogi and some vaccines of Cuba and India. Six factories have registered forCOVID-19 treatment drug production./.
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