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On December 7, all test results of patients in contact with Covid-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City were declared negative by the HCM City Center for Disease Control (HCDC).
HCMC did not record new infections
HCDC Director Dr. (BS) Nguyen Tri Dung said that through the tracking, the city has collected 3,263 test samples from people exposed to 4 Covid-19 patients (BN1342, BN1347, BN1348, BN1349). The results of all these tests were negative, including: 861 cases of exposure close to F1, 1,400 cases of F2 and 1,002 people were sampled for surveillance.
According to a report from the Covid-19 disease surveillance system in Ho Chi Minh City, the epidemic situation in the city has been temporarily controlled. In addition to the 33 cases of infection in treatment, the city has not registered new cases in the community during the last 6 days. Regarding the monitoring of the flight crew of the international flights hosted in the city, the authorities have taken samples to analyze 10,632 cases, of which 19 were positive. The HCDC also expanded the tests to monitor high-risk groups and quarantined immigrants and quarantine executors in other provinces and cities to reside in the city. Currently, the isolated city concentrates 2,185 people and home isolation is 3,251 people.
Nanogen Company in Ho Chi Minh City is rushing to produce the Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: NGUYEN THANH
“People should install Bluezone applications to receive warnings, update official information to react appropriately, avoid panic due to false information and implement disease prevention according to the 5K recommendation” – recommends Dr. Dung Fox.
HCDC also announced that the center was evaluated by the Ministry of Health and allowed to carry out the need for a Covid-19 test with a fee for people leaving. On the same day, tens of thousands of Ho Chi Minh City pupils and students returned to school.
“Made in Vietnam” vaccine
Regarding the research and production of Covid-19 vaccines, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said the units are accelerating. It is expected that in 2022, Vietnam will only have a commercial Covid-19 vaccine produced by national units. Currently, the Ministry of Health continues to collaborate closely with the units to streamline the investigation and testing process to ensure compliance with the requirements of progress, quality, safety … At the same time, negotiate with other organizations. to the early-release Covid-19 vaccine.
On the same day, another piece of good news for the community was that Ho Chi Minh City accelerated the production of the Covid-19 vaccine. After 3 trial injections of the Covid-19 vaccine in humans, Nanogen Pharmaceutical Technology Joint Stock Company of Ho Chi Minh City (called Nanogen Company for short) is about to put the brand of Nanocovac vaccine “Made in Vietnam” in vaccination massive. for residents in May 2021. According to Mr. Ho Nhan, CEO of Nanogen Pharmaceutical Technology Joint Stock Company, Phase 1, the Nanocovac vaccine will be injected in human clinical trials starting December 10; 60 people (18 to 50 years old) who are in good health, do not have any underlying disease, will be vaccinated…. The company is cooperating with the Military Medical Academy to recruit 60 volunteers who meet the criteria to do test injections, after that about 2-4 weeks they get the results of antibody responses and then switch to test injections . Phase 2.
Phase 2 is expected to begin in January 2021 with the number of injections of 600 to 1,000 people, then take the results of the antibody response and then move on to the phase 3 test. Children 12 and over to 70 years with more than 3,000 people. This phase will start from March 2021. Nanogen also said that there is now enough data showing the safety of the vaccine. It is a project that the Ministry of Science and Technology assigns to the company, produced mainly for internal supply. The unit will consult the Prime Minister and present to the Ministry of Health a license for this Covid-19 vaccine to be put into mass vaccination for people in May 2021. “In 2021, the unit will produce 30 million doses of the Nanocovac vaccine for inject people and you will gradually increase the number of doses of this vaccine over the years, “said Nhan.
Representatives of the Ministry of Health said that the cost of the Nanocovac vaccine is expected at 5 USD / injection, each person injects 2 doses, the same price as in the world. In addition to Nanogen, there are three more household units that are researching and producing Covid-19 vaccines, namely the Vaccine and Medical Biological Products Research Center (Polyvac), the Institute for Vaccines and Medical Biology. (IVAC) and No. 1 Vaccine and Biological Products Company Limited (Vabiotech). In particular, IVAC will begin human clinical trials in February 2021 and Vabiotech from March 2021.
You need surveillance cameras on flights
On the afternoon of December 7, at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for the Control and Prevention of Covid-19 Diseases, the Ministry of Health said that in the rescue flights and in the reception of experts and high-tech workers from abroad , cases were still registered. new infection. In the border provinces, cases of illegal entry are still being discovered, without isolation and prevention of Covid-19 according to regulations. Therefore, the risk of the Covid-19 invasion is always permanent, while at the end of the year, on the occasion of the New Year, the Lunar New Year, the need to travel and return to the country is great. Experts also warned that the Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City could occur entirely elsewhere if people were subjective and careless. At the meeting, from the case of infection in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked to carefully consider and analyze the cause to have an effective solution to prevent similar cases from occurring. Members of the Steering Committee believe that passengers on some “rescue” flights have citizens who do not comply with anti-epidemic regulations, such as not wearing a mask while on board, so it is recommended to supervise near the camera to drive strictly to violators.
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