A sixth-grade student gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Soc Trang province. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – As of April 23 afternoon, 374,255
doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered to children from 5 to under 12 years old in 41 out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, according to the
(MoH).
The
vaccination campaign for this age group started in northern Quang Ninh province
on April 14.
In
Vietnam, there are more than 11.8 million children from 5 to below 12 years old. About 3.6
million of them are subject to a three-month delay of vaccination after
contracting COVID-19, and they will get the first shot in July or
August.
A student is vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo: VNA) Meanwhile,
the 8.2 million remainders began receiving inoculation on April 14, and they will
receive the second dose in the second quarter, the MoH’s Department of Preventive
Medicine reported, noting that is one of the
important tasks of the health sector in 2022.
The
country had received 4.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Australia
for . Over 2.3 million doses have been allocated so far.
The
Netherlands has also committed to provide 2 million doses of Moderna
vaccine while France will donate 2 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for children. These vaccines
are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam in April./.
Source: VietnamPlus
