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Vietnam’s health ministry issues guidelines on mixing two vaccines
Common Sense Medicine - 04/08/2021
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has advised giving the same COVID-19 vaccine for the second dose was used for the first one, as recommended by the World Health Organization.
Ho Chi Minh City puts into use intensive care centres for COVID-19 treatment
Common Sense Medicine - 02/08/2021
Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen and Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long inspected the progress of setting up COVID-19 intensive care centres in the city on August 1.
Vietnam, Johnson & Johnson negotiate Covid vaccine supply, tech transfer
Common Sense Medicine - 05/06/2021
The Ministry of Health is in negotiation with the American pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson to import its Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam.
Vietnamese doctor succeeds in gene decoding to prevent coronavirus
Common Sense Medicine - 27/05/2020
Genetic characteristics determine a person's susceptibility to viruses or ability to respond to medications.
Vietnam to continue testing Covid-19 vaccine on mice
Common Sense Medicine - 22/05/2020
Company for Vaccine and Biological Production 1 (VABIOTECH) under the Ministry of Health will conduct a second test of Covid-19 vaccine on mice next month.
Coronavirus mutations: Scientists puzzle over impact
Common Sense Medicine - 08/05/2020
A study has identified a mutation that its authors say could make the coronavirus more infectious.
WSJ: Achievements in COVID-19 fight enhance Vietnam’s prestige
Common Sense Medicine - 02/05/2020
Vietnam has taken drastic measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and these have helped enhance the country’s prestige in the international arena, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.
Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't
Common Sense Medicine - 28/03/2020
Step outside without a face mask in Hong Kong and you'll get looks. That's not true elsewhere. Why?
Discrimination still a challenge in Vietnam's fight against TB
Common Sense Medicine - 25/03/2020
Vietnam is facing an uphill battle to control tuberculosis (TB), with about 174,000 people in the country contracting the disease each year and 13,000 fatalities.
Vietnamese babies undergo successful liver transplants
Common Sense Medicine - 20/03/2020
Two babies who underwent surgery for serious liver diseases have recovered, said the National Paediatrics Hospital on Wednesday.
Coronavirus: What are the chances of dying?
Common Sense Medicine - 02/03/2020
The current best guess of a 1% death rate does not apply to everyone.
Japan court hears report on ADN results in murder of Vietnamese girl
Common Sense Medicine - 28/02/2020
The Health Ministry confirmed a new case of nCoV infection on February 1, raising the total number of infections of the new coronavirus (nCoV) in Vietnam to six.
