US drops COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women
World 10:30 28/05/2025The U.S. has stopped recommending routine COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr announced in a social media post on Tuesday, circumventing the CDC's traditional recommendation process.
Vietnam ramps up response to COVID-19, dengue, HFMD with national campaign
Vietnam News 19:48 25/05/2025Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide disease prevention campaign for June and July in response to a growing risk of outbreaks of COVID-19, dengue fever, and hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).
NB.1.8.1 variant accounts for 83% of COVID-19 samples in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 17:33 25/05/2025Most COVID-19 samples recently collected from patients in Ho Chi Minh City have been identified as the NB.1.8.1 variant, which is circulating in more than 20 countries, and there is no evidence that it spreads more quickly or causes more severe illness than other variants, local health authorities reported.
COVID shots should target newer strains of JN.1 variant, US FDA advisers say
World 13:40 23/05/2025U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers unanimously recommended on Thursday that COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-26 period should target newer strains of the JN.1 variant.
Vietnam–China passenger trains resume after five-year suspension
Vietnam News 13:02 23/05/2025Vietnam Railways Corporation has announced the official resumption of international passenger train services between Vietnam and China beginning Sunday, marking the end of a five-year pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam sees surge in online mask sales as COVID-19 concerns rise
Vietnam News 12:56 22/05/2025Online face mask sales in Vietnam have spiked sharply this month, driven by growing public anxiety over a rise in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of new variants.
Vietnam health ministry urges hospitals to prepare COVID-19 quarantine facilities
Vietnam News 12:29 20/05/2025The Department of Medical Service Administration under the Ministry of Health has issued an urgent directive urging hospitals and institutes under the ministry, as well as local health departments to promptly outline immediate measures to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control, including the preparation for quarantine facilities.
World Health Organization members vote in favour of global pandemic agreement
World 12:28 20/05/2025GENEVA - Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness at the World Health Assembly on Monday.
Da Nang urges COVID-19 precautions amid summer tourism surge
Travel 20:06 19/05/2025As the summer travel season approaches, the Department of Health in Da Nang City, central Vietnam is urging residents to remain vigilant and adopt preventive measures against COVID-19, warning that case numbers may rise during the tourism peak.
World's fastest-growing pizza chain to close all stores in Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 11:07 19/05/2025Dodo Pizza, the world's fastest-growing pizza chain in 2021, has announced it will close all its four branches in Ho Chi Minh City from May 26.
COVID-19 still under control in Vietnam amid rising cases in Thailand
Vietnam News 16:18 14/05/2025Amid surging COVID-19 cases in Thailand, Vietnam still keeps the virus at bay with 148 cases and no deaths logged across 27 provinces and cities since early this year, according to the Ministry of Health.
CEO of Vietnam’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine company passes away
Vietnam News 13:42 13/05/2025Ho Nhan, CEO of Nanogen—the company behind the development of a ‘Made in Vietnam’ COVID-19 vaccine—has passed away at the age of 59.
