8 July 2201
On 14 June 2021, the Ministry of Health issued Official Letter No. 4719/BYT-TT-KT on strengthening communication to warn against scams and fake vaccinations against COVID-19 (“Vaccine”) with the following advice:
- Localities, organizations, and businesses wishing to import Vaccines need to negotiate directly with manufacturers, restricting with intermediaries. If negotiating through intermediaries, those must be confirmed and authorized by the manufacturer.
- Vaccines used in Vietnam must be licensed by the Ministry of Health. Each batch of Vaccine imported to Vietnam must be controlled and licensed by the Drug Administration of Vietnam and the Ministry of Health;
- Before being put into use, each batch of imported Vaccines must be inspected by the National Institute for Inspection of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals – the Ministry of Health to meet quality standards and issue a certificate of release of the Vaccine batch as prescribed.
- Under the direction of the Government, the Ministry of Health is negotiating with manufacturers to buy and import large quantities of Vaccines for free vaccination for all people living in Vietnam. Therefore, people need to stay calm and wait for their turn to be vaccinated when being notified.
- People need to be wary of invitations to register for vaccination spread on social networks, messages, leaflets, and other forms of advertising and only go for vaccination at qualified medical facilities.
- Do not vaccinate with a Vaccine with unknown origin, not tested and licensed by the Ministry of Health.
- When detecting information related to vaccination that is unclear or shows signs of fraud, people should immediately report it to local authorities and local health authorities.
For further information, please contact:
Minh Ngo Nhat, Managing Partner, BLawyers
minh.ngo@blawyersvn.com
