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17/06/2021 06:35 GMT+7
It is impossible to say whether or not a drug or vaccine is absolutely safe, and in order to evaluate a vaccine both short-term and long-term safety must be considered, according to health experts.
Hoang Hoa Son of the Department of Science, Technology and Training under the Ministry of Health, the unit in charge of domestic novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine research, highlighted the correct Vietnamese policy of determining early COVID-19 vaccine production.
Despite this, to have a vaccine for use by all people is not something that is done overnight.
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Asia-Pacific economies are racing to develop home-grown Covid-19 vaccines as supply shortages threaten to upend containment efforts and prolong the pandemic.
Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam are all betting on multiple locally developed vaccine candidates after struggling to secure adequate supplies of shots from overseas.
Although locally developed vaccines are unlikely to arrive in time to save sluggish vaccine roll-outs, authorities and scientific experts regard the approach as a longer-term investment.
Many experts expect Covid-19 to circulate indefinitely. It means the emergence of variants resistant to existing vaccines and the potential need for booster shots to maintain immunity could fuel vaccine demand for years to come.
Update: June, 05/2021 - 09:55 |
Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long (left) receives 30 COVID-19 breath testing system donated by Vingroup on Friday. Photo moh.gov.vn
HÀ NỘI Local conglomerate Vingroup has successfully reached a deal with Singaporean firm Breathonix to bring to Việt Nam a COVID-19 breath testing system costing over VNĐ460 billion (US$20 million).
Comprising 30 testing machines and disposable mouthpieces capable of collecting 2 million samples, the system will be handed over to the Ministry of Health (MoH) upon its arrival in the country.
The BreFence™ Go COVID-19 breath testing system quickly produces results in an accurate and non-invasive manner. The test has received provisional authorisation from Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA).