Up to now (May 27), more than 2.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Vietnam.

Bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam is a long journey with outstanding efforts. More than 1 million doses have been administered. Many questions have been and are being raised about the supply work; Deploy COVID19 vaccination in the coming period.
After a discussion with Mr. Nitin Kapoor – President and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam; and Ms. Emily Hamblin – British Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City on this issue:
Mr. Nitin Kapoor – President and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam (left); and Ms. Emily Hamblin (right) – British Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City shared about the COVID-19 vaccine
Reporter: In the current context of an extremely complicated epidemic; Vaccines are considered by experts to be one of the fundamental solutions; help fight the pandemic. However; Besides, safety issues; as well as possible adverse reactions are big questions for people. As for AstraZenaca’s COVID-19 vaccine; How has efficiency been recorded up to now; as well as safety, sir?
Mr. Nitin Kapoor – President and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam
Mr. Nitin Kapoor: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine approved for circulation; has conditional or emergency use approvals in nearly 80 countries; World Health Organization (WHO); also authorized emergency use of the vaccine; to accelerate vaccine access to 142 countries through the COVAX Facility.
With more than 400 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine administered worldwide; Our COVID-19 vaccines have helped save tens of thousands of lives and prevented tens of thousands of severe illnesses requiring hospitalization since the beginning of this year.
Regulators in the UK, EU; and the World Health Organization (WHO) have concluded that the benefits of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine significantly outweigh the extremely rare risks.
That paralle; Ensuring vaccine safety is always paramount; We are actively working with regulatory agencies, advisory bodies and the scientific community worldwide to learn more about the epidemiology and possible mechanisms behind these extremely rare events. This is to minimize possible risks.
Reporter: In Vietnam; AstraZeneca vaccine is the first vaccine approved by the Ministry of Health, but at the same time, Vietnam is also one of the first Asian countries to have access to this vaccine at an early stage. Please share about this journey. ?
Senior leaders of the Ministry of Health; British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City; representative of Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC); AstraZeneca Vietnam Company Limited; Tan Son Nhat International Airport is present at the airport to welcome the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam under the purchasing contract between VNVC and AstraZeneca.
Mr. Nitin Kapoor: First of all, I would like to thank the Government of Vietnam; The Ministry of Health and you – the Vietnamese people – have been determined and joined hands to control the epidemic well in recent times.
Regarding the process of bringing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam, it is an effort and a long journey with maximum support from the Government, Ministry of Health, British Consulate General in Vietnam… In The situation is complicated, all activities must be implemented quickly, not just the health sector; produce drugs or supply vaccines.
As early as mid-2020; While the results and data of the clinical trial of the AstraZeneca vaccine have only been announced in phases 1-2, the data of phase 3 have not been officially announced; then the working process; Exchanges between AstraZeneca and the Ministry of Health have been implemented to minimize the time it takes to bring AstraZeneca’s vaccine to Vietnam as soon as the test results are completed.
With those efforts; Vietnam has become one of the first countries in Asia to have access to AstraZeneca’s vaccine through a memorandum of understanding signed between the Ministry of Health; AstraZeneca Vietnam and Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) in November 2020; until February 2021; AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine was officially approved by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Till now; more than 1 million medical workers; frontline forces; People at high risk… in Vietnam have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. We appreciate the priority grouping solution in vaccination in Vietnam.
In the current period; The Ministry of Health and AstraZeneca are continuing efforts to achieve rapid access; supplying COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam.

On the evening of May 25; batch of COVID-19 vaccine Astr

The fourth aZeneca with 288,000 doses has arrived at Tan Son Nhat airport, bringing the total number of AstraZenca vaccines to Vietnam in recent times to nearly 2.9 million doses; Bringing the fourth batch of 288,000 to Vietnam was a huge effort when in less than 3 working days from the first information about the accessibility of this vaccine batch being given, all the documents were released. profile; Legal procedures have been implemented very quickly from all agencies; organizations and departments to bring batches of vaccines to Vietnam.
Achieving this is a decisive and proactive effort of the Ministry of Health in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam is a long journey with outstanding efforts
Reporter: Dear Ms. Emily Hamblin; is one of the countries supporting the COVAX program to ensure fairness in access to COVID-19 vaccines among countries around the world; Could you please share more about the UK’s contributions to the COVAX program?
Ms. Emily Hamblin: The UK is well aware of the impact of the epidemic on communities around the world. The UK government is proud to be one of the biggest supporters of the COVAX mechanism; providing 548 million pounds to support the equitable distribution of vaccines in 92 countries around the world, including Vietnam. Besides; We are also proud that UK science and technology has played a pioneering role in rapid vaccine development; including vaccines from Oxford University and AstraZeneca group.
If the whole world has the same opportunity to access vaccines and vaccinations, then we will have a chance to quickly repel the epidemic and countries will reopen for trade and economic activities; At the same time, it stops the spread; virus mutations to be able to control the epidemic.
Besides the COVAX program; The British government also supports connectivity; build scientific cooperation relationships to share research; scientific achievements to support effective anti-epidemic work around the world. An example can be mentioned as the cooperation between Bristol University (UK); and VABIOTECH company (Vietnam); contributing to the goal of developing domestic vaccines in Vietnam.
Reporter: AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is produced from many different units around the world.
Does the difference in the production origin of the vaccine make a difference in the approach (through COVAX or through a pre-purchase contract), the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine? If vaccinations from different manufacturers affect the effectiveness of immunity?
Mr. Nitin Kapoor: The shortest answer to the question you pose is “no”.
To produce large quantities of vaccines at a fast pace; We have built more than 10 parallel regional supply chains; and is cooperating with more than 20 partners in 15 different countries. AstraZeneca takes full responsibility for safety; the effectiveness and quality of all COVID-19 vaccines produced within our global supply network; includes manufacturing facilities across continents. This means that every batch of vaccine produced in our supply network must meet the same exacting quality and manufacturing standards.
At all production units; Quality control is carried out at every stage of production; to ensure the production process is well controlled and results are consistent as required. Each of these tests is validated and includes a procedure with each specific step that must be performed. To be put to use; Each batch of our vaccines undergoes more than 60 different quality control tests throughout the process from production to vaccination.
Reporter: According to statistics; The UK is one of the leading countries in COVID-19 vaccination in the world; Could you please share some more information about this issue?
Ms Emily Hamblin: Currently in the UK, about 37 million adults have been vaccinated against COVID-19; accounting for around 70% of the UK’s adult population. Of these, 21 million people have received the second dose.
Till now; vaccination program and policies implemented by the British Government in prevention work; combating the COVID-19 epidemic, such as regulations on wearing masks that have helped the UK control the COVID-19 epidemic; The number of recorded cases is low; protect the health of the community.

Reporter: With more than 20 partners in 15 different countries participating in AstraZeneca’s vaccine supply chain globally; What are the opportunities for Vietnam in technology transfer; yes th

To produce vaccines like other countries in the world?
Mr. Nitin Kapoor: The transfer of production technology is one of the key areas of concern for AstraZeneca; because the strategic approach chosen by AstraZeneca focuses on bringing the global community together; through collaboration with scientists; governments; multilateral organizations and manufacturers to develop agreements to develop and supply vaccines.
AstraZeneca’s current priority is to deliver on our global commitments to governments; international health organizations as quickly as possible to help end the pandemic. Therefore during this period AstraZeneca; will prioritize focusing on optimizing the existing supply chain; Then continue to develop new supply chains.
Before; AstraZeneca Vietnam has also evaluated Vietnam’s ability to participate in the global vaccine supply chain.
AstraZeneca has fully explored production capabilities from laboratories; biological production units in terms of technology adoption; production capacity; quality standards as well as global supply requirements… Because this is a process that requires a lot of time; This activity was paused last year so the company could focus on strengthening the production capacity of existing supply chains and partners; serving the urgent global vaccine supply goal.
Regarding future transfer issues; We recognize that Vietnam has momentum in developing pharmaceutical technology; biology… very good; so it is entirely possible to hope in; In the near future, there will be cooperation between AstraZeneca; Vietnamese units to participate in the supply chain; vaccine production not only for Vietnam but also globally.
At the same time in 2019; during the visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc  to the AstraZeneca factory; In Sweden we also shared the intention; increase investment and transfer of pharmaceutical production technology with partners in Vietnam; Hopefully there will be a vaccine in the future.
Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH

The COVID-19 epidemic is developing very complicatedly in the world and in Vietnam; Improving health during the epidemic season by increasing resistance is one of the important solutions to prevent the risk of infection; Besides measures such as wearing masks; Wash your hands regularly with soap or antiseptic water.
Join Kim Sora to immediately learn how to enhance the 4-5-1 nutritional regimen recommended by the Ministry of Health to prevent COVID-19 epidemic.
The Ministry of Health encourages people to apply the 4–5-1 nutritional formula to their daily meals; Besides increasing exercise and maintaining personal hygiene as well as the living environment; so that each person will be a solid “steel shield” in the fight against COVID-19.
A diet with a variety of foods; Adequate and balanced macronutrients and microelements play an extremely important role in immune system function; can help reduce the risk of infection as well as shorten treatment time. However; even for healthy people who are not sick; inadequate diet; Lack of both quantity and quality is still very common; This causes the immune system to be weakened and susceptible to disease.
One of the effective measures to improve health during the epidemic season is that we need to follow a complete nutritional diet; Be reasonable and build a healthy lifestyle to create healthy habits to repel diseases. Practicing a reasonable diet will help increase resistance to have good health to prevent and fight diseases.
Image source: Ministry of Health

The use of masks is becoming more and more aware of people in daily life; not just for temporary epidemic prevention; but also protects your health every day.
That’s why the demand for masks is increasing. Und

 

erstanding this, Kim Sora Co., Ltd. always strives to bring consumers the best Japanese standard antibacterial mask products; thanks to the quality and efficient mask production line

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Kim Sora Japanese standard antibacterial medical masks are produced on an almost 100% automated line.

Except for the counting and canning process, which is done manually; All remaining steps to produce masks from raw materials to finished products are automated. Ensure quality standards are met; The most important of which is that all of our products must go through a strict monitoring process; with 3 filter criteria: BFE >99, PFE >99, VFE >99  and ensures the following technical specifications:

    

Outer layer: Polypropylene non-woven fabric, anti-droplet.
Middle layer: Imported filter fabric certified by the International Certification organization with BFE index >99%.
Antibacterial fabric layer: High-quality antibacterial fabric, enhanced to prevent bacteria from entering the environment.
Inner layer: High quality soft, breathable non-woven fabric.
Kim Sora Co., Ltd. is one of the leading reputable units in the city area. Da Nang in particular and the country in general are at the forefront of producing Japanese-standard antibacterial medical masks to serve at domestic medical facilities; Exporting to demanding markets such as Japan, America, Europe, Korea, Singapore,…
The person in charge of expertise in the Kim Sora mask factory must have professional qualifications from a medical equipment technical college or higher or a university degree in engineering or medicine and pharmacy or higher. At the same time, the staff in the mask factory must meet the production requirements for each specific type of medical mask.
Kim Sora mask factory was built at: “Huong Hoa Industrial Cluster, Huong Xuan Commune, Nam Dong District, Thua Thien Hue Province” and has an area that meets the requirements to produce all kinds of masks. medical masks. With the criteria of preventing harmful organisms; intrusion affecting production lines and product quality; That’s why a clean room is a must in medical mask manufacturer Kim Sora.
Production lines and equipment must be quality checked before being directly put into production.
The storage warehouse in the Kim Sora medical mask factory always meets the minimum conditions such as:
Have an area appropriate to the number and type of medical masks that need to be stored.
Dry; cool; clean; Prevent sources of pollution that can negatively affect product quality.
Besides; Kim Sora’s production facility always ensures the means to transport medical masks; from the place of production to the distribution unit; and bring the best products to consumers.

 

 

The production line is always closely monitored; improve production efficiency and early detection; overcome risks that will affect product quality. At the same time, with a closed operating process, all products are damaged; or excess raw materials in the mask production process; will be automatically and appropriately removed.

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Vietnam has had to go through 4 Covid 19 epidemic seasons. And now our whole country is struggling to cope with the 4th COVID 19 storm.

Every time there is news of Covid 19 outbreak; almost everyone panicked again; Frustrated and the only thing I can think about is having a mask; The first weapon to protect yourself.

Preventive measures are extremely important; including the use of masks of the correct origin; According to standards and in the right way, it is extremely important for each person to protect themselves and contribute to repelling the epidemic.
The covid epidemic spread quickly; Medical masks have become an indispensable item in daily life. However; How should you choose a mask to protect yourself and those around you?

So what constitutes protection; Limit the spread of covid -19 with a medical mask?

With a multi-layer structure, the benefits of medical masks are not small in filtering dust; bacteria; disease prevention; Helps effectively prevent liquid particles from being thrown out when sneezing, coughing, breathing heavily…
Besides, the weather in some regions in Vietnam is inherently dry; In strong sunlight, use a medical mask to help protect you from direct damage from the sun; prevent sunburn; darkening the skin on the face.
At the same time with simple design; Compact and lightweight, easy to put on/take off the mask, making it extremely convenient for all ages to use; Use once then throw away so always clean and hygienic; Avoid skin diseases.
Especially for KIMSORA, the most important criterion is to always create the best quality products, always strive to build and maintain a systematic process of controlling the quality and reliability of products from the production stage. until the product reaches the consumer. To do that, KIMSORA always focuses on choosing the best raw materials on the market. KIMSORA’s suppliers are all reputable partners in the world: Japan, Türkiye, Vietnam, China, India,….
All KIMSORA mask products meet ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, FDA, CE:, …
Kim Sora Japanese standard antibacterial mask products are proud to be a reputable brand; quality and health safety for consumers. Products for domestic consumption or export; We all test according to criteria certified by international organizations. All of our products undergo a strict monitoring process; with 3 filter criteria:
BFE >99
PFE >99
VFE >99
Test result sheet – Kim Sora 4-layer antibacterial medical mask
Sora needle masks ensure the following technical specifications:
Outer layer: Polypropylene non-woven fabric, anti-droplet.
Middle layer: Imported filter fabric certified by the International Certification organization with BFE index >99%.
Antibacterial fabric layer: High-quality antibacterial fabric, enhanced to prevent bacteria from entering the environment.
Inner layer: High quality soft, breathable non-woven fabric.

In addition, the Kim Sora mask has a firmly shaped nose brace, helping the mask hug the face tightly, limiting the entry of outside dust and bacteria. The ear straps are flat elastic, providing a comfortable feeling, not causing ear fatigue or skin irritation.
For Kim Sora, creating prestige and building trust with customers is always a strategic goal, so Kim Sora’s mask production line is operated by skilled and qualified technicians. with high-tech equipment. This will help minimize the risk of production errors, help the production process not be interrupted and meet large orders on schedule.
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These past few days; The COVID-19 epidemic situation in the world and Vietnam is becoming increasingly complicated. Provinces and cities continuously record many new cases. In this context; Everyone should update new information about the epidemic; At the same time, comply with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health.
So which activities are most likely to expose you to COVID-19 ?
Recently; Doctors on the COVID-19 expert panel and the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Infectious Diseases Committee created a list to rank the activities most likely to expose you to COVID-19.
“According to Dr. Diana Fite; President of the Texas Medical Association” said: Perhaps many people will be surprised, but the truth is that shopping for groceries or filling up gas has very little risk of disease. “COVID-19 usually doesn’t survive long on metal surfaces. So there’s not much chance of it spreading here.”
On the other hand; Dr. Fite says things like: exercising at the gym; go out to bars; or even going to church could put you at higher risk of contracting Covid. Dr. Fite said; there was data showing the performance of activities in closed areas; can put you at higher risk of getting sick.
The level of risk on a scale of 1-10 points is as follows:
(Excerpt from image source UNICEF VIETNAM)
Looking at the table we can see:
– Low-risk activities for COVID-19 are: Opening parcels; Parcels. Buy food to take home; pump; playing tennis; go camping.
– Activities with medium-low risk of COVID-19 infection: Going to the market; go grocery shopping; take a walk; jog or bike with others; play golf; sitting in the medical waiting room; go to the library or museum; go out to eat at a restaurant; walking in crowded places; Play outside for 1 hour.
– Activities with moderate risk of COVID-19 infection: Dinner at someone else’s house; have a barbecue in the yard; Go on beach; shopping at shopping malls; send children to school; office work; swimming in public swimming pools; visit relatives’ homes.
– Activities with medium-high risk of COVID-19 infection: Going to the barber shop; eat in restaurant; attend weddings and funerals; Go by plane; play basketball; playing football; hug or shake hands when greeting friends.
– Activities with the highest risk of COVID-19 infection: eating buffet; go to the gym; go to amusement parks; go to the cinema; go to sports stadiums; attend a major concert; attend a religious service with more than 500 worshipers; go to the bar.
However; The truth is that whether you do low or high risk activities, the risk of getting sick is still there. Therefore, to protect themselves and their families, every person should proactively implement epidemic prevention measures recommended by the Ministry of Health. That is:
1. Avoid going to public places and gathering unnecessary crowds.
2. Do not be subjective or negligent. Always be vigilant in epidemic prevention and control. When detecting cases of suspected illegal entry, immediately notify local authorities to organize quarantine and timely handling.
3. Implement well the 5K Recommendation: MASK – DISINFECTANT – DISTANCE – NO GATHERING – MEDICAL DECLARATION to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic.
4. Contact the Ministry of Health hotline: 1900.9095 for advice when necessary.
Source: “Texas Medical Association (TMA)”