PM calls for establishment of vaccine research and development center
VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday tasked the Military Medicine Academy to work with relevant institutions and agencies to draft a vaccine research and development center project and submit to competent authorities for approval.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presides over a meeting on Covid-19 vaccine research and development in Ha Noi on December 21, 2020. Photo: VGP |
Regarding Covid-19 vaccines, PM Phuc called for maximum and timely support for local vaccine producers.
Data last updated by WHO: 2020/12/21, 9:42am CET |
Phuc also ordered subordinate levels to continue sustaining vigilance in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic even when vaccines are available.
As of 6:05 pm on December 21, Viet Nam confirmed 1,414 infection cases, including 1,269 recoveries and 35 deaths./.
By Kim Anh