Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) (VNA) – Vice Chairman the Hanoi People’
Committee has requested related units to prepare necessary conditions
for the vaccination of children aged from 5 to 11.
Informing that the numbers of new cases, severe
patients, and deaths have decreased strongly in recent days, he also requested
good management of high-risk groups and review of the 3rd dose injection for
people over 18 years old.
According to the municipal Health Department, between 6pm on
April 9 and 6pm on April 10, the capital logged 2,181 infections, bringing the
total number of cases to 1,522,800 as from April 29 when the fourth wave of
COVID-19 hit the city.
During the period, there were nearly 149,700 patients under
treatment and monitoring, with no death reported on April 9.
With the country approving Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna
COVID-19 vaccines for use in children aged 5-11, the Vietnamese government has
decided to buy 21.9 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for the kids./.
Source: VietnamPlus
