More than 240 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Vietnam so far. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh
has ordered vaccination be sped up in the face of the pandemic resurgence
in some countries.
He made the request in an official dispatch sent to
the People’s Committees of provinces and cities nationwide, ministries, ministry-level
and government agencies on July 25.
So far, more than 240 million have been
administered in Vietnam with large coverage of the first and second doses,
which has greatly helped bring the pandemic under control nationwide.
However, the dispatch noted, many localities and agencies
have lowered their guards while authorities in some places haven’t worked drastically
enough, making the vaccination progress lag behind schedule.
Meanwhile, the pandemic remains complicated and
unpredictable in the world, and new waves of infections have occurred in several
countries. Vietnam has continued to record cases of ’s new sub-variants,
BA.4 and BA.5, and is facing risks of new outbreaks.
is one of the most effective measures to
fight against the disease, the PM affirmed.
Assigning tasks to the Ministry of Health, other ministries
and localities, he demanded a vaccination campaign be launched to complete
inoculation for children aged 5 – 11 in August, finish the administration of the
third and fourth doses to people aged 18 and above as soon as possible, and
accelerate the third shots for those aged 12 – 17.
Vaccination must be completed early for health
workers, the public security and military forces, teachers, as well as those
working in the transport sector, essential service supply, tourism, trade
centres, supermarkets, markets, businesses, and industrial parks.
In the dispatch, the Government leader also asked for more
communications about vaccination, new sub-variants of Omicron and healthcare
guidance, along with stronger examination, supervision and promotion of inoculation
activities./.
Source: VietnamPlus
