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Chanthasouk Syvongsa, a resident of Lao capital Vientiane, just received two doses of Sinopharm vaccines. I had my first injection on March 26 at the 103 Hospital and, like everyone else, was required to wait for 20-30 minutes to see if there were side effects or allergies, he said. Afterwards I felt sleepy for a little while but the next day I felt fine and was able to do everything I normally do, except that I wasn t supposed to drink alcohol for seven days.
He had the second injection on April 23. I felt a bit sore around the injection site but when I woke up the next morning I was back to normal, except that again I had to wait seven days before drinking any alcohol, Chanthasouk said.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Some 150,000 medical workers around the country will be vaccinated against Covid-19 this month and next following China’s donation of 300,000 doses of vaccine.
The vaccine was developed by Sinopharm (China National Pharmaceutical Group Co, Ltd), which previously provided 2,000 doses to Laos.
People in at-risk groups between the ages of 18 and 60 will also be given priority in receiving vaccinations. They include medical staff, elderly people, those with a chronic illness, and migrant workers.
Medical workers and staff continue to face challenges in monitoring people at border crossings and providing assistance to returning workers affected by the pandemic.
THE next target group of frontline medical staff is scheduled to be vaccinated against Covid-19 next week after more than 100 people vaccinated earlier showed no side effects.
The vaccine, which was first administered in late November, produced good results, Deputy Minister of Health, Assoc Prof Dr Phouthone Muongpak, said on Tuesday.
People need two doses to develop immunity to Covid-19.
The first group of frontline officials including medical staff had their first vaccinations in late November and the second on Dec 22.
“There were no side effects or problematic symptoms, ” said Dr Phouthone, who is Deputy Head of the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The next target group of frontline medical staff is scheduled to be vaccinated against Covid-19 next week after more than 100 people vaccinated earlier showed no side effects.
The vaccine, which was first administered in late November, produced good results, Deputy Minister of Health, Associate Prof Dr Phouthone Muongpak, told a press conference on Tuesday (Jan 5).
People need two doses of the vaccine to develop immunity to Covid-19.
The first group of frontline officials including medical staff had their first vaccination in late November and the second on Dec 22.
“There were no side effects or problematic symptoms, ” said Dr Phouthone, who is Deputy Head of the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.