A woman gets vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded COVID-19 vaccination be further sped up
and disease prevention measures strengthened, in an official dispatch issued on
January 11.
He made request in the face
of the more complicated developments of the pandemic in Hanoi and some other localities,
especially risks of new outbreaks caused by the variant, while the
Lunar New Year holiday – the country’s biggest traditional festival – is
nearing.
Accordingly, provinces and
centrally-run cities nationwide were told to seriously and drastically carry
out , especially applying the 5K principle and improving
public awareness, as directed by the Government, the PM, and the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. They have to stay
vigilant and increase home treatment for the patients with mild or no symptoms.
Heads of the provincial-level
anti-pandemic steering committees and People’s Committees hold the
responsibility for further accelerating the campaign.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of
Health is in charge of ensuring sufficient medicine and vaccines,
boost the domestic vaccine production, continue considering international
experience and consulting experts about the administration of booster
shots, and ramp up inspection and guidance to combat corruption, wastefulness,
and group interest in the pandemic fight.
It was also asked to work
with the Ministry of Education and Training and relevant agencies to consider
the import of COVID-19 vaccine and the inoculation of people aged under 18,
according to the dispatch./.
Source: VietnamPlus
