A French citizen gets vaccinated at (Photo: courtesy of FV hospital)
(VNA) – FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh
City is running a vaccination drive targeting 5,000 French citizens and
their family members in southern Vietnam, which began on July 29.
Vincent Floreani, Consul General of France in HCM City, said:
“I am very grateful to the Vietnamese Government for supporting us to be able
to implement the vaccination programme for the French community. We also
appreciate the organisation of FV Hospital from the phase of registration to
vaccination”.
Under the drive, 10,000 shots of Moderna vaccine will be
given to the group. About 500 people are set to be vaccinated on a daily basis.
Jean-Marcel Guillon, Chief Executive Officer of FV
Hospital, said the injection procedure is done safely following prevention
and control measures, including the city’s current social distancing regulations.
Expressing her joy after getting her shot on July 29, French
national Estelle Bolengiar expressed her surprise when she and her family were vaccinated in Vietnam
so soon. She said the vaccination is a great effort of the French Consulate
with support from the Vietnamese Government.
Also on the morning of the same day, 659,000 doses of AstraZeneca
vaccine arrived in the pandemic stricken city, which has so far vaccinated about
300,000 people./.
Source: VietnamPlus
