Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s health authorities announced they have expanded
the emergency use authorisation for Moderna vaccine (Spikevax) to
include children from 6 to under 12 years old.
The dosage
will be 0.25ml, or half of the dosage for adults, according to the Drug
Administration of Vietnam.
The amendment
to the original approval of the vaccine is based on the request and subsequent
data submission from Zuellig Pharma Vietnam, which distributes the COVID-19
vaccines in the Asian region.
The primary
vaccination course is two doses, with the interval between the two shots set at
four weeks.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Previously,
the Ministry of Health had approved Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
(Comirnaty) for use in children aged 5-11 years old.
Vietnam is set
to start vaccinating children in the 5-11 age range on the second week of
April, with the first batch of vaccines (both Pfizer and Moderna’s) slated to
be delivered as aid from Australia in the coming days.
The ministry
has been asking local administrations and health authorities to prepare to get
the vaccination campaign rolling as soon as the vaccines are allocated and
distributed.
As of March
27, the ministry said they had received 227.8 million ,
including over 14 million doses of Moderna, all of which were donations from
other countries or through COVAX./.
Source: VietnamPlus
