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Vietnam’s health ministry issues guidelines on mixing two vaccines

Common Sense Medicine - 05/08/2021

Vietnam has administered nearly 7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: VNA) But in the case of limited supply, the Pfizer vaccine can be given as the second dose for those who have rece...

Ho Chi Minh City puts into use intensive care centres for COVID-19 treatment

Common Sense Medicine - 02/08/2021

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the Ministry of Health conduct a field survey at a site projected for the establishment of an Intensive Care Centr...

Vietnam, Johnson & Johnson negotiate Covid vaccine supply, tech transfer

Common Sense Medicine - 05/06/2021

Empty vials of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease vaccine are seen at a vaccination center in Ronda, Spain, April 23, 2021. Photo by Reut...

Vietnamese doctor succeeds in gene decoding to prevent coronavirus

Common Sense Medicine - 27/05/2020

Genetica, a leading technology company in the field of genetic testing in Asia, has launched a gene-decoding product with AI which detects the genetic...

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 m...

Coronavirus mutations: Scientists puzzle over impact

Common Sense Medicine - 08/05/2020

Researchers in the US and UK have identified hundreds of mutations to the virus which causes the disease Covid-19. But none has yet established what...

WSJ: Achievements in COVID-19 fight enhance Vietnam’s prestige

Common Sense Medicine - 02/05/2020

"The country of more than 95 million people has less than 300 cases and no deaths," it underlined. The daily quoted Julien Brun, Managing Partner at...

Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't

Common Sense Medicine - 28/03/2020

Step outside your door without a face mask in Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo these days, and you may well get a disapproving look. Since the start of the...