Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has administered 170,177 doses of COVID-19 s in the fifth phase of its inoculation drive, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc said.
The fifth phase, with 930,000 doses to be administered, will
be carried out at 20 hospitals, alongside 615 commune- and ward-based
vaccination sites. It is scheduled to complete in two weeks.
Out of those vaccinated, 189
people had post-injection reactions, but all of them were mild and treated
by doctors. Post-injection reactions were mainly seen among people aged over 65
with underlying medical conditions. No serious reactions have been reported.
has tasked 606 injecting teams and the vaccination rate reached 60 percent of the expected capacity. According
to Duc, from July 27, the rate will be
increased up to 100,000 people per day. With this rate, the city is
expected to complete the 5th phase of its vaccination drive in about 10 days.
On July 25, HCM City had 2,115 more patients
discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recoveries in the city since the beginning of the epidemic to 14,704
people. In particular, on the afternoon of July 26, 17 seriously ill patients
were given the all-clear.
On July 26, the city had 5,997 cases of , the highest number recorded in a day./.
Source: VietnamPlus
