Illustrative image (Photo: baochinhphu)HCM City (VNA) – plans to begin
vaccinating from if there is a suitable vaccine
source, according to city authorities.
Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’s
Committee, said the city targets vaccinating more than 3 million doses to ensure at least 70 percent of people aged
18 and above get one dose and one million get two doses
by August 31.
As of August 18, more than 5.06 million people in HCM City had been vaccinated. The Health Ministry has so far allocated 4.4 million doses to the city and donors 2 million doses of Vero Cell.
The city will publicise all information related to
vaccinations to ensure transparency.
The city administration has asked the Vaccination Working
Group to negotiate and secure more vaccines and the Coordination Centre for
Vaccinations to work with agencies to advise the city on the
vaccination scheme.
HCM City, Vietnam’s current largest COVID-19 hotspot, has so
far recorded over 164,000 infections./.
Source: VietnamPlus
