Preparing a Covid vaccine plan for 2022 6
`The results of this report are the basis for vaccine allocation in November-December and determining vaccine needs in 2022,` according to the dispatch the Ministry of Health recently sent to localities, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense.
Responding to VnExpress, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that to date, Vietnam has had agreements, orders, and contracts for up to 195 million doses of vaccine.
Therefore, localities need to increase vaccination progress, prioritizing people aged 50 years and older, achieving coverage of the first dose for 100% of the population aged 18 years and older and giving the second dose to those who have been fully vaccinated with the first dose.
By the end of November 9, the country had allocated 81 batches of vaccines with a total of 112.7 million doses.
The Ministry of Health assesses that localities have accelerated vaccination progress to keep up with vaccine supply progress and rapidly increase vaccination coverage.
The Ministry of Health is starting to consider a plan to vaccinate the 3rd (booster) shot for people who have received 2 full shots of the vaccine, with immediate priority given to groups on the front lines of fighting the epidemic, the elderly, and people with underlying medical conditions, according to the Minister.
Medical staff injecting Covid-19 vaccine to students at Luong The Vinh High School, District 1, October 27.
12 provinces and cities are implementing vaccination for children 12-17 years old: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Kien Giang, Vinh Long, Soc Trang, Ca Mau, Da Nang, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Lang Son, Lao Cai
15 provinces covering at least one dose of vaccine for over 95% of the population aged 18 and over are: Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Quang Ninh, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria – Vung
12 provinces covered at least one dose of vaccine for less than 70% of the population aged 18 and over;
15 provinces covering 2 doses for over 50% of the population aged 18 and over are: Long An, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Lang Son, Binh Duong, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh,
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