Vietnam has approved Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, as the country tries to boost supplies at a time of record numbers of new infections, Reuters reports.
The approval of the vaccine, the sixth brand to be endorsed in the country, is part of Vietnam's efforts to expedite its inoculations programme amid its worst outbreak so far.
Vietnam has reported a record 3,416 new cases, its biggest daily increase and above Wednesday's record high of 2,934. Most of those are in Ho Chi Minh City, the epicentre, which has been under stricter movement curbs since last week.
