HCM City starts vaccinating school children against COVID-19

About 1,500 students aging from 16-17 in Cu Chi are  receiving COVID-19 vaccine shots (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – on October 27 morning started giving to school children in the district of
Cu Chi.

According to Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of Cu Chi
Pham Thi Thanh Hien, the vaccination is being piloted at one site initially, with about 1,500 students aging from 16-17 to receive the shots.

Doctor Nguyen Thanh Danh, head of the Health Care Division of
Cu Chi said that the vaccination will only be carried out with agreement from
their parents. The students are receiving , he added.

COVID-19 vaccination on children will only be carried out with agreement from their parents (Photo: VNA)

Duong Anh Duc, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee said that Cu
Chi district, together with District 1, are the first localities in the city chosen for the vaccination of children.

Duc noted that so far, the city has administered nearly 13
million doses of vaccines to locals with utmost safety. The city has
also made careful preparations to give the vaccines to children, he said,
adding that the city will be the first locality in the country to conduct a massive
vaccination campaign on children starting from November. 

On October 27 afternoon, about 300 students in District 1 will be vaccinated
against COVID-19.

Earlier on October 22, the city Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and
Control issued a plan on vaccinating children aging from 12-17 against COVID-19, targeting
about 780,000 children./.