People in Yen Minh district (Ha Giang) getting blood pressure measured before getting . (Photo: VNA)Ha Giang (VNA) – Thirty-four border communes in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang have basically
completed the vaccination against for residents while the two districts of
Xin Man and Meo Vac are administering the second shots.
According to the director of the provincial Centre for Disease Control, in addition to vaccines allocated by the Ministry of
Health such as Astrazeneca, Moderna and Pfizer, Ha Giang also provides Vero Cell vaccine for 34
border communes in seven districts and city. With the total number of vaccines granted,
it is expected that over 10,700 people from 18 years old living in border
areas, Chinese
nationals working in Ha Giang and local citizens returning from China
will be vaccinated with Vero Cell vaccine.
Nguyen Van Thang, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Bach Dich border commune in Yen Minh district, said that vaccine priority has been given to the frontline
forces in the fight against the pandemic such as health workers, border guards, police, militia and members of the communal steering committee for COVID-19 . Local people
in border areas have also received the second shot.
Up to now, Ha Giang province has administered more
than 102,000 doses of COVID-19 , or over 80 percent of the total
number of vaccines provided./.
Source: VietnamPlus
