The meeting of the in Hanoi on June 30 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Duc Dam has stressed the need for Vietnam to capitalise on every
opportunity to develop and produce , noting that
self-sufficiency in supply is critical to disease prevention and control.
He made the remarks at a meeting of the Ministry
of Health in Hanoi on June 30 that discussed testing methods and
in Vietnam and other countries.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said
many countries have tested COVID-19 vaccines on mice and chickens before human
trials. In Vietnam, scientists are promoting vaccine development and
determining a model for mass production that suits the local situation.
Vietnam has been able to conduct both antibody
tests (also known as rapid tests) and antigen tests (PCR tests) for the
coronavirus with high precision, which is the result of substantial efforts by
health scientists, he noted.
In the time ahead the Health Ministry will
adjust the strategy for test kit manufacturing to ensure test quality and
effectiveness as well as mass production of test kits.
It will also step up vaccine development and
production plans, including those for cases of large-scale virus transmission,
Long went on.
He added that Vietnam will strive to make use of
global technology and experience in coronavirus response and vaccine production
so as to help improve its self-efficiency in vaccine supply./.
Source: VietnamPlus
