The Health Ministry hopes to vaccinate all children aged 12-17 with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by the end of the year. - VnExpress International
Vietnam has approved the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12-17, the second one to get such approval after the Pfizer vaccine. - VnExpress International
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Vietnam receives 1.7 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses under Covax scheme
By Le Nga May 16, 2021 | 09:19 pm GMT+7
A container of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine distributed via Covax facility arrive at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, May 16, 2021. Photo courtesy of UNICEF.
The second batch of nearly 1.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine under the Covax facility reached Hanoi Sunday.
The doses were transferred to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) for storage, awaiting the Health Ministry s instructions on distribution to localities for the third phase of vaccination.
Duong Thi Hong, deputy director of the NIHE, said the vaccine boxes have been transported in the prescribed temperature. The shipment is part of the 4.1 million doses committed in free support for Vietnam under the Covax facility.
Third phase of COVID-19 vaccination campaign begins 16:26 | 14/05/2021
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi â Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has asked agencies and localities nationwide to immediately make plans to carry out the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination on greater scale compared to the previous phases.
According to the official, 1.682 million doses of AstraZenceca COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Vietnam on May 16, which are supplied by COVAX Facility via the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF).
Dr Duong Thi Hong, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said that the Expanded Programme on Immunisation will continue to hold trainings on COVID-19 vaccination, especially pre-vaccination screening and response to post-injection reations to ensure safety.