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Lao health authorities urge more people to get vaccinated amid COVID-19 pandemic

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VIENTIANE – The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Laos has achieved good results last year, but due to the ongoing pandemic and remaining challenges, more lessons are to be learned to ensure a larger segment of the population get vaccinated in 2022. The government has achieved its goal to vaccinate at least 50 percent of the … Read more

Lao health authorities lifted restrictions on COVID-19

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VIENTIANE – Lao health authorities have lifted restrictions on COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital, allowing them to resume their lives without further testing or isolation, local media reported on Wednesday. The move is part of changes made by the health sector towards a “new normal” way of life, and follows a decline in the number … Read more

Lao health official calls for public support for COVID-19 patients

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VIENTIANE, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — Lao health authorities have called on the public not to stigmatize people who have contracted COVID-19, but to rally round in a show of support and unity. Sympathy and understanding is necessary on the part of everyone to ensure that communities survive and people live in harmony during these challenging … Read more