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Vietnam striving to quickly produce home-made COVID-19 vaccines

Vietnam is working to soon develop its own home-made COVID-19 vaccines, a representative from the Health Ministry told a meeting of the standing board of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 14.
Vietnam striving to quickly produce home-made COVID-19 vaccines ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam is working to soon develop its own home-madeCOVID-19 vaccines, a representative from the Health Ministry told a meeting ofthe standing board of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Preventionand Control on April 14.

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is alsohead of the committee.
 
Vietnam striving to quickly produce home-made COVID-19 vaccines ảnh 2At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

The board asked that favourable conditions continue to be created for theclinical test of COVID-19 vaccines, while plans of production should be put inplace in order to quickly produce vaccines once the testing proves successful.

Hailing the Health Ministry for its vaccination efforts and dealing withpost-vaccination reactions, the board directed the health, public security, andnational defence ministries to continue closely controlling immigration pendinga policy regarding “vaccine passports”.
Vietnam striving to quickly produce home-made COVID-19 vaccines ảnh 3Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chairs the event (Photo: VNA)

Many at the meeting reiterated that prevention measures continue to playan important role in the current context.

Ministries, agencies, andlocalities are urged to direct medical stations, schools, lodging facilities,factories, and markets to remain vigilant and seriously follow prevention andcontrol measures./.
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