HANOI – Vietnam has approved the Hayat-Vax coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the seventh to be endorsed in the country.
The vaccine is manufactured in China and packaged in the United Arab Emirates, the government said in a statement.
Hayat-Vax is an inactivated vaccine, produced by growing the SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture and then using chemicals to inactivate the virus.
Meanwhile, Bernama reported that the Health Ministry has asked the Drug Administration of Vietnam to license the import of the vaccine and abide by regulations on the management of import and the quality of imported vaccines.
The Administration of Science Technology and Training will select and guide qualified units to assess the vaccine's safety and efficacy based on advice from the advisory council on use of vaccines and biologicals.
The General Department of Preventive Medicine is responsible for conducting vaccinations using Hayat-Vax. The ministry also assigned the National Institute for Control of Vaccine and Biologicals to conduct checks and grant certificates for batches of the vaccine before use.
The seven Covid-19 vaccines that have obtained approval for emergency use in Vietnam are AstraZeneca, Vero Cell, Sputnik V, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and now, Hayat-Vax. – Agencies, September 10, 2021
