Ministry urges injection of 3rd COVID-19 vaccine shots for people aged 12-17

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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has demanded units and localities nationwide
to swiftly deploy the  of the 3rd shots of vaccines for children
aged 12-17.

In an official dispatch sent to the health
departments of provinces and centrally-run cities across the country, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Pasteur Institutes on June 18, the ministry asked the health departments of localities give advice to the chairpersons of municipal and provincial People’s Committees on building plans and making necessary
preparations for the vaccination rollout.

The health
departments of localities need to propose the amount of s for this vaccination drive, the MoH said.

The COVID-19 vaccination for children is one
of the important tasks of the health sector in 2022./.