(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt on Tuesday appealed for donations to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.

(VOVWORLD) - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors footballer David Beckham, actress Whoopi Goldberg, and songwriter Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday signed an open letter to the upcoming G7 Summit of world leaders to demand that the leaders commit to donating COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech announced Tuesday that they will begin testing their COVID-19 vaccine on a larger group of children under 12.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health announced an additional 283 local coronavirus cases in its 12 noon COVID-19 update on Wednesday, including 82 new cases in five localities over the past six hours.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Tuesday received 174 refrigerators for storage of vaccines, which are funded by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and supplied by UNICEF.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese agencies and organizations are linking up to help farmers sell their products as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on production and business activities in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 55 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday evening including 53 domestic cases.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed at noon on Tuesday that Vietnam had logged additional 76 COVID-19 infections in the past six hours to 12pm, including one imported case in Kien Giang province.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged scientists and vaccine producers to step up research and technological transfer for the domestic production of COVID-19 vaccine as early as possible.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 100 new coronavirus cases on Monday evening, including 75 domestic cases.