VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) Health authorities say that people who are most likely to develop severe symptoms from Covid infection, including those over the age of 60 and people with underlying health conditions, will have access to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): More than 1,630 people in Laos who contracted Covid-19 have been discharged from hospital and only 289 people are currently under observation or receiving treatment.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Lao people are hoping that the government will be able to control the spread of Covid-19 after only one new case of the virus was reported on Monday (May 31).
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has called for all sectors of society to join hands to create conditions and opportunities conducive for the development of children, striving to achieve a bright future for them.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos has the second worst record of all Asean countries with regard to smoking-related deaths, even though health officials have worked to raise public awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco.
Deaths, where tobacco is considered to be the main contributor, are estimated at 4,807 per year on average or 13 people per day, while every year tobacco kills at least 8 million people around the world.
Millions more live with lung cancer, tuberculosis, asthma, or chronic lung diseases caused by tobacco. Healthy lungs are essential for living a healthy, productive, and active life.
The widespread use of tobacco means that a very large number of people are exposed to serious health risks, with effective tobacco control being the only way to reduce these risks and better protect our health, the Lao Framework Convention on Tobacco Control states.