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Five volunteers receive highest doses of VN-made COVID-19 vaccine

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A female volunteer was given the 75mcg dose of Nano Covax, the made-in-Việt Nam COVID-19 vaccine, on Tuesday morning at the Việt Nam Military Medical University in Hà Nội. — Photo from the Ministry of Health

HÀ NỘI — Five people were given Nano Covax, the made-in-Việt Nam COVID-19 vaccine, at the highest dose on Tuesday during the ongoing human trials.

The Việt Nam Military Medical University in Hà Nội administered 75mcg Nano Covax shots to three female volunteers, and a further two volunteers were given the shot in the afternoon after 40 people previously received two lower dosages of 25mcg and 50mcg.

Developed and manufactured by HCM City-based Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, Nano Covax is being experimented with three types of dosage given in two shots 28 days apart.

Prior to human trials, the vaccine demonstrated its safety in white rats, hamsters, monkeys and rabbits.

Chử Văn Mến, director of the university’s Centre for Clinical Trials and Bioequivalence, said the volunteers receiving the jabs Tuesday morning were healthy females aged between 20 and 22.

He added that in the first phase, the selection of volunteers features a stringent layered process, and anyone who has previously reported allergies like rash or hives was not eligible.

One of the volunteers (whose name was protected) said she was a medical student and was fully informed of all of the risks of possible complications, so was not overly worried.

“To my knowledge, the first 40 volunteers’ physical health have all been okay so I felt at ease during the trial. And honestly, I am curious and want to know about the steps involved in the research of a vaccine,” a volunteer given the shot on Tuesday said.

The research team at the Việt Nam Military Medical University has kept in close contact with the volunteers but no abnormal signs have been recorded. The volunteers’ reactions to the shots – light fever and pain at the injection area in the arm – were expected and nothing to be concerned about, researchers said.

Volunteers

While there were more than 500 applicants for the vaccine trial, only about 200 actually showed up to take health examinations and 51 of them were selected for the first-phase clinical trial.

The research team is looking at the application documents again to reach the target of 60-65 volunteers, according to the military university’s official.

“The first phase trial is meant to assess the safety of the vaccine, which explains the stringent selection, in later phases of the trial, the criteria will be much more relaxed,” Mến said.

The first phase of the clinical trial for the vaccine, which typically involves a small group of subjects, is half completed, Mến said.

At this stage, the researchers can prepare to soon start the second phase of the trial which lasts for about 2-4 months, and the third phase which will last 3-6 months involving 10,000-30,000 volunteers.

The third phase will likely involve volunteers and take place in pandemic-hit regions of India, Indonesia, and/or Bangladesh, according to Nanogen.

It is expected that by the end of 2021, the full clinical data of the vaccine will be available for health authorities to evaluate before mass injections if everything goes according to plan.

All volunteers are covered under a special health insurance programme.

At the time of the trial commencement, Việt Nam was one of the 40 countries to be conducting human trials of COVID-19 vaccines. —  

Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/society/856187/five-volunteers-receive-highest-doses-of-vn-made-covid-19-vaccine.html

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Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut presents gifts to AO victims in Vietnam

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Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut on November 30 handed over to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels four wheelchairs and four walkers as gifts to Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims in the central province of Quang Tri.

Belgian parliamentarian Andre Flahaut presents gifts to AO victims in Vietnam hinh anh 1Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut (middle), Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao (R) and Tran To Nga, an oversea Vietnamese in France and an AO victim at the ceremony to hand over the gifts (Photo: VNA)

Brussels – Belgian parliamentarian André
Flahaut on November 30 handed over to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels four
wheelchairs and four walkers as gifts to Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims in
the central province of Quang Tri.

Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao thanked Flahaut for the warm
sentiments that he and the group of Belgian parliamentarians sponsoring a resolution on support for Vietnamese AO victims approved by the Belgian parliament in October, have shown towards
Vietnamese AO victims.

The diplomat highly appreciated the efforts and
contributions that Flahaut has made, together with other parliamentarians,
organisations and individuals in Belgium as well as international friends, to
assist AO victims in Vietnam.

For his part, Flahaut affirmed that he will exert
every effort to bring good things to AO victims in Vietnam with the hope that they
will have a better life.

The Belgian lawmaker showed his delight at the growing ties
between Belgium and Vietnam over the years with many high-ranking visits, most
recently the Belgium visit by Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran
Thanh Man.

Flahaut used to be President of the Belgian Chamber
of Representatives. In December 2021, he submitted to the Belgian parliament a
resolution on supporting AO victims in Vietnam, which was approved by the Belgian
Chamber of Representatives on October 5 with 100% approval votes. The Belgian parliament is the first parliament in the world to adopt a resolution supporting AO victims./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/belgian-parliamentarian-andre-flahaut-presents-gifts-to-ao-victims-in-vietnam/272144.vnp

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In Vietnam, restaurant returns mistakenly transferred money

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A restaurant in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam has found a customer who mistakenly transferred VND270 million (US$11,140) for a VND270,000 ($11.1) meal to return the spare amount, the restaurateur said on Thursday.

Hoang Hiep, the owner of Lan Ngan Restaurant in Thanh Hoa City under the namesake province, had earlier asked for netizens’ and media agencies’ help to find the customer who made the error.

On Thursday afternoon, the customer, named H.T.T.T., 40, residing in Nghi Son Town, Thanh Hoa Province, contacted the restaurant after reading its notification on social media and in newspapers.

T. had returned to Vietnam after working in Taiwan and had lunch at Lan Ngan Restaurant on Friday last week.

When making the payment, she was not aware that she had transferred VND270 million to the restaurant’s account.

Her personal information and the money transfer time coincided with those of the customer transferring the money to the restaurant.

The restaurant also checked its CCTV footage to confirm that T. was the customer that it was seeking.

The restaurateur asked her to come to a local police station to receive the money on Friday morning.

Hiep said that many imposters had contacted his restaurant attempting to take the money.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20231201/in-vietnam-restaurant-returns-mistakenly-transferred-money/77037.html

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Vietnam, France share experience in modernising public services

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Representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs and the French Ministry of Public Transformation and Service exchanged experience in modernising public services, reforming administrative procedures, and raising digital transformation capacity, at a symposium in Hanoi on November 30.

Vietnam, France share experience in modernising public services hinh anh 1A view of the symposium. (Photo: VNA)


Hanoi –
Representatives from the
Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs and the French Ministry of Public
Transformation and Service exchanged experience in modernising public services,
reforming administrative procedures, and raising digital transformation capacity, at a symposium in Hanoi on November 30.

The event formed part of the cooperation activities
between the two ministries to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-France
diplomatic relations and the 10 years of the bilateral strategic partnership.

In her opening remarks, Minister of Home Affairs Pham
Thi Thanh Tra stressed that Vietnam always advocates accelerating administrative
reform and the modernisation of public services, considering this a
breakthrough for national development.

Administrative reform must serve the interests of
people and businesses, placing their legal and legitimate rights and interests at
the centre, and promoting innovation, for rapid, sustainable national
development, the official stressed.

Tra expressed her belief that the symposium will
contribute to tightening the friendship and cooperation between the two
countries, saying the two ministries will carry forward their cooperation
outcomes and enhance experience sharing in the time ahead.

French Minister of Public Transformation and Service
Stanislas Guérini pointed to challenges regarding demography, digital transformation
and ecology, noting that both France and Vietnam face demography-related issues
given their declining birth rates and aging populations, which requires the
sector to take suitable changes.

For digital transformation, the minister said that it
has brought about great opportunities to French administrative agencies in
particular and others around the world.

Participating experts, scientists, and managers
from Vietnam and France evaluated achievements, as well as challenges in public
service modernisation, administrative reform, and digital transformation
capacity improvement in both nations.

They shared experiences, new models and policy
orientations to work towards building a professional, modern, streamlined,
effective, and efficient administrative sector./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-france-share-experience-in-modernising-public-services/272141.vnp

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