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New research published on the medRxiv* preprint server suggests childhood vaccination to prevent other infectious diseases has plummeted during the pandemic. The decrease appears to stem from the suspension of health campaigns promoting immunization and the risk of catching the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Separation of arrivals from high-risk countries and other Covid quarantine measures By Viet Anh    May 16, 2021 | 09:00 am GMT+7 Vietnam could segregate Covid-19 quarantine facilities for people coming from high-risk places and use technology to reduce the risk of transmission, international experts suggest. A fourth wave began in late April starting with several people who tested positive after finishing two weeks of quarantine. They had breached the self quarantine protocol, which required them to isolate themselves at home for two weeks after completing quarantine. "Vietnam might con...

Many Vietnamese people seem to have a false sense of security, which needs to be removed so new Covid-19 outbreaks don't get out of hand, experts say. - VnExpress International

Visitors from Britain will be allowed to travel with a digital 'vaccine passport' following discussions between the two governments. Things are very much moving in the right direction. The roadmap for relaxation is on track. Dr Mike Tildesley, the University of Warwick On Tuesday, there were 17 reported deaths, a fall of 70 per cent in a month, and 2,685 infections recorded in 24 hours. Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick, who sits on The Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling group (SPI-M), which advises the government, hailed the fall in infection numbers. He said: "Things...

HANOI — Every January or February, Le The Linh and his wife pack their children into their car and drive 80 miles to visit family in Haiphong, a port city east of the capital, for Lunar New Year. But this time, as they reached the last stretch of the Hanoi-Haiphong Highway, a police officer approached and pointed them toward a group of guards in face masks under a makeshift tent. It was one of 16 checkpoints erected around Haiphong to control travel into and out of the city ahead of the Tet Festival holiday. The Linhs joined a lineup of other travelers, nervously waiting for their turn in t...