Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Malaysian Ministry of Health on January 26 signed term sheet agreements with two vaccine suppliers, Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd (PLS) and Duopharma (M) Sdn Bhd, for the procurement of 18.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The ministry said in a statement that PLS will supply 12 million doses of COVID-19 CORONAVAC, SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated produced by Sinovac Life Science Co. Ltd, which will be distributed in stages beginning April. Duopharma will supply 6.4 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine, produced by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. The vaccine is expected to be distributed in stages by end-March 2021, it said. The ministry said for the COVID-19 CORONAVAC vaccine, SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated, each recipient will be given two shots 14 days apart. With the 12 million doses, it expects the immunisation programme to cover 3.2 million people or 18.75 per cent of the Malaysian … [Read more...] about Malaysian health ministry inks term sheet agreements with two vaccine suppliers
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Vietnamese researchers invent COVID-19 vaccine patches, reusable face masks
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A group of Vietnamese researchers at the University of Connecticut in the US have invented COVID-19 high-tech biological face masks and patches to deliver vaccines into the human body easily. Award winning Nguyen Duc Thanh, 37, and his research team, Nguyen Lab, used autolytic piezoelectric polymer sheets, which has been studied by themselves and applied in organ transplantation since 2018, to make a special type of face mask. The invention was launched to meet the urgent need in the US last year. Most medical masks are made of synthetic polymers similar to plastic bags which are unable to self dispose and pose a major hazard to the environment. Medical masks are unable to prevent bacteria, viruses and fine dust like KN95 or N95 masks. Meanwhile, N95 masks are very expensive and can be used only one time, Dr Thanh said. Thanh’s team came up with the idea of using the autolytic piezoelectric polymer sheets that can filter the dust as effectively as N95 but … [Read more...] about Vietnamese researchers invent COVID-19 vaccine patches, reusable face masks
Vietnamese researchers in US invent COVID-19 vaccine patches, reusable facemasks
Thanh is leading a research group in biomedical technology and biomedical materials at the university. The team conducts multidisciplinary research, focusing on medical applications, related to a wide range of fields including biomaterials, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, nanotechnology, regenerative medicine and engineering, and medical electronics. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese researchers in US invent COVID-19 vaccine patches, reusable facemasks
No new COVID-19 cases reported on January 27
Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 27, keeping the total unchanged at 1,551, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The total number of recoveries now stands at 1,430, while the death toll remained at 35. Among patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the country, 14 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 others twice and 12 thrice. At present, 21,86 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine across the country. The steering committee continues to require keeping in place monitoring and preventive measures to prevent the epidemic from entering the country or breaking out in the community./. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 cases reported on January 27
Capable, prestigious, promising candidates chosen for 13th tenure: VFF official
Hanoi (VNA) – The 12th Party Central Committee had chosen capable, prestigious and promising candidates for the 13th tenure, according to member of the 12th Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Hau A Lenh. Talking to the press on the sidelines of the on-going 13th National Party Congress, Lenh, who is also Vice President and Secretary General of the VFF Central Committee, emphasised that the 12th Party Central Committee had been very serious in conducting personnel preparations for the 13th National Party Congress. He recalled that at its eighth plenum in October 2018, the 12th Party Central Committee set up sub-committees were set up to conduct preparations for the 13th National Party Congress, including a sub-committee for personnel work. The ninth plenum in December 2018 carried out personnel planning for the 13th Party Central Committee. At the 12th plenum, the Party Central Committee discussed … [Read more...] about Capable, prestigious, promising candidates chosen for 13th tenure: VFF official