Pfizer and vaccines (Photo: Ministry of Health)Hanoi (VNA) – The has licenced
and Moderna vaccines for inoculation of children aged from 12-17.
Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said on October 29 that
children living in high-risk areas will be inoculated first.
According to the Deputy Minister, Vietnam has to date administered over 78
million doses of vaccines of all kinds. The health sector is giving
priority to vaccinating children aged from 16-17.
Parents or guardians of children are required to sign papers
allowing the vaccination.
On October 27 morning, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s current largest
pandemic hotspot, started giving COVID-19 vaccines to school children in the
district of Cu Chi./.
Source: VietnamPlus
