A student of the Hung Vuong School for the Gifted in Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong province, is vaccinated against on October 31 (Photo: VNA)Binh Duong (VNA) – Southern
Binh Duong province, a major industrial hub hit hard by the recent COVID-19 outbreaks,
began vaccinating children aged 12 – 17 against the disease on October 31,
hoping to reopen local schools soon.
There are about 180,000 people in the
age group entitled to the vaccination in , using 360,000 doses of the
Pfizer vaccine allocated by the Ministry of Health.
shots first and the younger later, according to the provincial Department of
Health.
It noted the vaccination drive for
children uses the Comirnaty vaccine produced by -BioNTech, and that this
vaccine is safe for children.
Director of the provincial Department
of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nhat Hang said all preparations for the
vaccination drive have been completed so as to ensure absolute safety for students.
So far, 2.3 million people in Binh
Duong have got at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 96 percent
of those aged 18 and above. Among them, nearly 1.6 million people, or 70 percent,
have been fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the central city of Da Nang is scheduled to kick off the aged 15 – 17 on November 2./.
Source: VietnamPlus
