To fight tomorrow

The hospital’s medical staff includes doctors, nurses and employees who are working in the Department of Infectious Disease D, Emergency Department, Department of Medical Examination, Department of Social Affairs, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Adult Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Unit; heads and deputy heads of departments along with the Board Of Directors. The health workers of the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases will be the first persons in the Southern region that are on the priority groups for vaccination, said the Ministry of Health. The HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases is one the 21 Covid-19 treatment facilities nationwide, having the highest risk of transmission. The city has not currently seen a cluster of community transmission cases. Therefore, the municipal authorities have determined nine priority groups for coronavirus vaccination in the first phase with 44,175 people, including 285 healthcare workers; 388 members of health teams to conduct random Covid-19 … [Read more...] about First 900 healthcare workers of HCMC to be vaccinated against Covid-19

Vietnam got through 2020 as one of only a few to fulfil the dual goals of containing the COVID-19 pandemic and developing its economy. This achievement can be attributed to the determination and effort of all sectors, most notably science and technology. Ten national science and technology projects were approved during the COVID-19 outbreak, including the cultivation and isolation of SARS-CoV-2, test kit production, studying COVID-19 vaccines, and using robotics in hospitals and quarantine camps. Scientists have not been alone in innovation during the COVID-19 fight. They have been backed by the Government and enterprises. Many people, even those without any academic qualifications, have contributed science and technology innovations to help the country fight the pandemic./. VNA … [Read more...] about Sci-tech strengthens Vietnam’s shield against pandemic

All of the fresh patients in Hai Duong are F1 contacts who previously came into close contact with confirmed cases and they had already been placed into quarantine at concentrated isolation facilities. The detection of the latest patients lifts the national infection tally to 2,507, including 1,584 domestically-transmitted cases, along with 923 imported cases. With regard to the COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases along, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases of Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Duong province, the nation's current biggest epicenter are set to start inoculation on March 8. Moving forward, vaccination plans will be based on the principle of ensuring maximum safety for citizens. "It can be affirmed that 100% of vaccinated people who contract the disease will be milder and not lead to death. This is a very important factor in deploying a large-scale vaccination plan. People need to get a better understanding of the benefits of vaccines as … [Read more...] about Local infection count rises to 1,584 after six further cases found in Hai Duong

The Hanoitimes - The MoH is working with the COVAX to arrange for another shipment of 1.3 million doses to arrive at Vietnam in March. The Ministry of Health (MoH) would mobilize all resources to carry out Vietnam’s largest vaccination program yet with an estimated of 100 million doses. Local volunteer vaccinated with domestic Covid-19 vaccine named Nanocovax in Hanoi. Photo: Ngoc Tu Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long made the statement at an online conference discussing plan for the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination program held today [March 6]. “With the country’s first Covid-19 vaccine doses set to be administered on March 8 in the northern province of Hai Duong, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, there would no doubt be side effects, but this is not the reason for Vietnam to stop the vaccination program,” stated Long. According to Long, Covid-19 vaccines are developed and manufactured in the shortest time in the history of vaccine development, so the … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready for its first vaccination program on March 8

The Hanoitimes - Hanoi city’s leaders expressed deep gratitude for the great merits of President Ho Chi Minh and his glorious revolutionary life and career. A delegation of Hanoi leaders led by Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, member of the Party Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party's Committee, on September 1 offered incense and laid wreath to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of National Day (September 2), Kinh Te & Do Thi reported. The delegation of Hanoi municipal Party Committee and People's Council. Photo: Kinhtedothi.vn The visit also saw the presence of Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Dao Duc Toan, Member of the Standing Board of the Party Committee Nguyen Van Suu, Member of the Standing Board of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan. The city’s leaders expressed deep gratitude for the great merits of President Ho Chi Minh and his glorious revolutionary life … [Read more...] about Hanoi leaders express gratitude for late President on National Day