Vietnam News Today (August 15): Vietnam records biggest daily spike in Covid cases as localities extend lockdown; Border gate pair of Vietnam and Laos inaugurated; 200 German-made ventilators arrive in HCM City; 100 volunteers to receive the first shot of ARCT-154 vaccine.

The trials of COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam strictly follow the guidance of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and international organisations in terms of safety and immunity.