HCM City to vaccinate children aged 5-12 against COVID-19 by September

HCM City (VNA) – is to
vaccinate all children aged 5 to 12 against COVID-19 by this September, according
to an urgent plan by the municipal People’s Committee on the work.

 

Nearly 900,000 children in the southern metropolis are
expected to be inoculated under the plan. The city’s Department of Education and Training and
Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have been asked to review and
compile a list of the eligible prior to the .

The municipal People’s Committee requested localities to
work together with the health sector in response to adverse incidents, and
relevant agencies to keep a close watch on the children following COVID-19 inoculation.

As of April 4, more than 206.55 million doses of
vaccines had been administered across the country./.