Prime Minister's direction: No profiteering when injecting Covid vaccine, safely adapting to the epidemic

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Photo: VNA

The Prime Minister directed to continue strictly and effectively implementing measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.

In the past few days, after the relaxation of social distancing measures, some localities have shown signs of subjectivity, negligence, and lack of vigilance in epidemic prevention and control, and new outbreaks have appeared in some places. In order to promptly rectify and continue to strictly implement regulations and measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, and maintain the achievements in the fight against the epidemic in the past time, the Government Office has issued an Official Dispatch6763/CD-VPCPconveying the direction of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on rectifying and continuing to strictly and effectively implement measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.

Prime Minister requests no charging or profiteering in Covid-19 vaccination

The Government Office has an Official Dispatch6741/CD-VPCPconveying the direction of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh: Strictly prohibit all negative acts of corruption, waste, and group interests in the procurement and use of medical supplies, equipment, testing biological products, and vaccination; do not collect vaccination fees or any other manifestations of profiteering in the Covid-19 vaccination of people.

Need to adapt safely and flexibly to the epidemic

At the Notice256/TB-VPCPOn September 23, 2021, the conclusion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the meeting with scientists on Covid-19 prevention and control stated: Many scientists agree that it is impossible to absolutely control the Covid-19 epidemic, so we agree that it is necessary to adapt safely and flexibly to the epidemic; it is necessary to have appropriate measures and steps to "adapt safely and flexibly" or "live with" the epidemic. The Ministry of Health needs to absorb opinions and urgently research and clearly define the criteria for safe and flexible adaptation, controlled safe adaptation; criteria for controlling the epidemic...

Government Resolution on purchasing Abdala Covid-19 vaccine produced by Cuba

According to Resolution 109/NQ-CP, the Government agrees that the Prime Minister allows the application of the form of contractor selection in special cases prescribed in Article 26 of the Law on Bidding for the purchase of the Abdala Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, including receiving a sufficient quantity of 10 million doses of vaccine.

Government agrees to purchase 20 million doses of Vero Cell Covid-19 vaccine

In Resolution 110/NQ-CP, the Government agreed that the Prime Minister would allow the application of the form of contractor selection in special cases prescribed in Article 26 of the Law on Bidding for the purchase of 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine Vero Cell from Sinopharm Group, China.

Clearly stipulate "people with green app can move"

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Ministry of Information and Communications to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies to carefully study and agree on using a common application (app) for the people, which clearly stipulates that "people with the green app are allowed to move, people with the yellow app are restricted from moving, people with the red app are not allowed to move (stay at home)".

The Prime Minister requested that Ho Chi Minh City urgently review and promptly support people in difficulty.

In Document No. 6611/VPCP-KGVX, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to direct inspection and timely support for people in difficult circumstances but not eligible according to regulations; urgently review, not to miss or miss out any eligible people, not to let people "go hungry", not to allow inequality in receiving support; strictly handle subjects who take advantage of inciting people to cause disorder and insecurity in order and safety in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

Promote production, circulation, consumption and export of agricultural products

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh signed and issued the Directive.26/CT-TTgdated September 21, 2021 of the Prime Minister on promoting production, circulation, consumption and export of agricultural products in the context of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

The Directive requires the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct localities to synchronously deploy solutions to ensure no disruption of the agricultural production chain; ensure adequate supply of agricultural products for domestic consumption, processing and export in all situations, especially in the last months of the year and on the occasion of Lunar New Year; direct and strengthen supervision of agricultural restructuring according to 3 product axes (national key products, regional specialties, OCOP products) to ensure progress and efficiency; build and deploy circular economic models, digital economy in agriculture; direct, organize synchronous, drastic and effective implementation of solutions to prevent and control diseases in livestock, crops and aquatic products...

Strengthening conditions to ensure effective and quality implementation of the new school year plan

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam signed and issued Official Dispatch No.1190/CD-TTgdated September 20, 2021 of the Prime Minister on strengthening conditions to ensure effective and quality implementation of the new school year plan 2021-2022.

The dispatch requested the Ministry of Education and Training to review the education programs at all levels, identify the core contents of the program; guide localities to organize teaching and learning in accordance with the epidemic situation, develop good quality lectures to organize online teaching and learning, and teach via television when students cannot go to school due to social distancing or increased social distancing. Pay more attention to ensuring educational equity between urban and rural areas, between epidemic and non-epidemic areas.

The Ministry of Information and Communications directs telecommunications enterprises and ICT industry enterprises to organize programs to support computers and online learning equipment...

Prime Minister approves civil servant payroll in 2022

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Decision No.1575/QD-TTgApproving the payroll of civil servants receiving salaries from the state budget of state administrative agencies and the payroll of special-purpose Associations operating nationwide in 2022.

According to the Decision, the total civil servant payroll in 2022 of state administrative agencies and organizations, Vietnamese Representative Agencies abroad (excluding the payroll of the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense and commune-level officials and civil servants), the payroll of special-purpose Associations operating nationwide and the reserve civil servant payroll is 256,685 payrolls.

Approval of the Master Plan for the Development of Vietnam's Seaport System

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh signed the Decision.1579/QD-TTgApproving the Master Plan for the development of Vietnam's seaport system for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

The goal by 2030 is to develop a synchronous, modern seaport system with high-quality services, meeting the needs of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, maritime safety and environmental protection, enhancing the competitiveness of the economy, contributing to making our country basically a developing country with modern industry and high average income by 2030.

Approval of the Project on development of biological industry in the industry and trade sector

Developing the industrial and commercial biological industry according to the value chain, sustainable, circular, environmentally friendly, with high added value to serve the development of the industrial economy; enhancing the potential and efficiency of research, mastering biotechnology in the field of processing industry from Vietnam's key raw materials; making Vietnam a country with a modern level of biotechnology in the field of processing industry on par with advanced countries in the region and in the world.

That is the goal of the Project "Developing the biological industry of the industry and trade sector by 2030" approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh in Decision No.1600/QD-TTg.