VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 15

Over 1.4 million children receive COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam As many as 1,414,228 Vietnamese children have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, accounting for 15.5% of the total number of children aged 12 to 17, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The MoH has approved the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for use in children aged 12 to 17 in Vietnam. Priority will be given to children aged 16-17 and those living in high-risk areas and areas with a high-population density. Children in other age groups will be inoculated later as soon as the vaccines are available. Dr. Duong Thi Hong, deputy director of the National Institute of Hygiene Epidemiology, said the campaign will be piloted in several localities in November and be expanded nationwide in December. The MoH has conducted training for all 63 cities and provinces to carry out the vaccination campaign for children. Dr. Tran Minh DIen, director of National Children's Hospital, said his hospital and other children's hospitals are ready to offer assistance to hospitals and community vaccination sites to accomplish their mission. Vietnamese students win ASEAN Student Contest on Information and Technology A student team from the University of Technology won the first prize in the… Read full this story

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