Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Texting parents, increasing the
number of vaccination venues at schools, and most recently running vaccination
vehicles are among the measures applied by to get more children
protected against .
The mobile vaccination began on August 22 to reach
pupils at schools without fixed vaccination sites.
To ensure safety for the younger generation given
complicated the developments of the epidemic that have led to a higher number
of infections and severe cases, the municipal Department of Health has called
on all parents to bring their children aged from 5 to under 18 to vaccination sites
for their shots against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
According to the department, the peak month of COVID-19
injection for children will end within less than a week. However, the southern
metropolis, once the top hotbed of the pandemic last year, now remains among the localities with a low vaccination rate for the group.
Specifically, the rate of those aged 5-11 completing the
first and second doses of the vaccine are 53.6% and 30.8%, respectively./.
Source: VietnamPlus
