(VOVWORLD) - The UN-led COVAX scheme has delivered one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 144 countries and territories, one of the organizations that manage the program announced on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam logged an additional 16,378 COVID-19 infections, including 73 imported cases, over the past 24 hours as of 4 pm Saturday, the Ministry of Health reported.

(VOVWORLD) - From 4:00 p.m. on Thursday to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Vietnam recorded 16,040 new infections, of which 14 were imported and 16,026 were recorded domestically, down 674 cases compared to the previous day.

(VOVWORLD) - 12 patients infected with the Omicron variant in Ho Chi Minh City have recovered and were discharged from hospital.

(VOVWORLD) - Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, has coordinated with Vietnam’s Ministry of Health over the past two months to conduct a communications campaign on COVID-19 vaccination.

(VOVWORLD) - AstraZeneca said on Thursday preliminary data from a trial it conducted on its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, showed it generated a higher antibody response against the Omicron variant and others, including Beta, Delta, Alpha and Gamma, when given as a third booster dose.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Friday two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19, one for patients with critical disease and one for non-severe cases.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 16,725 cases of COVID-19 across all 63 localities during 24 hours as of 4pm Thursday, including 25 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - 317 million COVID-19 infections and 5.5 million deaths had been confirmed worldwide as of Thursday noon, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) -In 24 hours until 4pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 16,135 new COVID-19 cases, of which 69 were imported and 16,066 were recorded domestically in 60 provinces and cities.