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The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination for people above 45 years of age will start today.
Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, and Dr R S Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority (NHA) and Chairperson, Empowered Group on COVID vaccination chaired a high-level meeting to review the status, pace, and issues regarding COVID vaccination across the country as well as the preparations for April when vaccination would be extended to all persons above the age of 45.
The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had on Tuesday announced that from April 1 all people above 45 years will be eligible for vaccination.
According to the Health Ministry, advance appointments for vaccination can be booked through http://cowin.gov.in, or one can visit their nearest vaccination centre after 3 pm and get on-site registration done.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long seen during the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. - Vietnam News/ANN
HANOI, March 5 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vaccinations using the recently-imported AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are expected to start on Monday (March 8), Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long informed a meeting of the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
The first batch comprising over 117,600 doses of the vaccine manufactured in the Republic of Korea (RoK), arrived in Việt Nam on February 24. After holding working sessions with the producer, Vietnam has obtained an accreditation certificate for the batch from the RoK.
Owensboro Health puts new COVID-19 vaccination appointments on hold
As residents wonder if the Tri-State has enough vaccines
Owensboro Health puts new COVID-19 vaccination appointments on hold By Samantha Johnson | January 19, 2021 at 7:26 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 7:26 PM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Officials with Owensboro Health announced scheduling new COVID-19 vaccination appointments is now on hold until the vaccine allocation from the state goes up.
This comes as residents in the Tri-State worry there will not be enough vaccine to get their first, or even second, dose.
Officials with Owensboro Health say for patients who already have an appointment or those ready for a second dose of a vaccine, those doses are already accounted for. Those patients should not worry about their appointments being canceled.