(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that in the past 24 hours, Vietnam recorded 777 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total caseload so far to 10,745,631.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health has put forward a proposal not to consider COVID-19 as an endemic disease in Vietnam, although it is still a group A infectious disease.

(VOVWORLD) -The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 has entered Vietnam and may overwhelm the old sub-lineage BA.2 which is dominant in the country, according to Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine.

(VOVWORLD) - Pfizer and BioNTech on Saturday announced positive data evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of their two Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health said on Friday that new COVID-19 cases decreased to 653 in 38 provinces and cities. An Giang province added 986 new cases.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health says it’s keeping a close eye on the global pandemic situation for an effective plan to respond to new strains of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) -From 4 pm on Tuesday to 4 pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 888 new cases of COVID-19 in 43 out of 63 provinces and cities. Since the onset of the pandemic, Vietnam’s caseload has reached 10,739,855.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry reported 748 new infections of COVID-19 in 40 cities and provinces in Vietnam on Tuesday. 1 death of COVID-19 was reported the same day.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry reported 521 new infections of COVID-19 in Vietnam on Monday, bringing the national tally to 10,738,161 cases.

(VOVWORLD) -The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Council on Saturday voted in favor of the recommendation to vaccinate against COVID-19 for children as young as 6 months old. The nationwide vaccination for this age group will likely be rolled out next week.