Injecting COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A debuted at a in Hanoi on April 28 that was connected to 63 cities and provinces
nationwide.
The committee is
headed by Associate Professor Dr , Deputy Minister of Health.
Minister of
Health Nguyen Thanh Long issued Decision No 1888/QĐ-BYT on April 15 establishing
the steering committee, which comprises senior officials from the ministry and
leaders from its departments along with leading local experts and scientists in
diverse fields, from immunisation, infection, emergency resuscitation and intensive
care to haematology, cardiology and neurology.
The committee is
tasked with guiding medical establishments on screening, monitoring, and
handling any adverse events following vaccinations and promptly assisting
localities in dealing with all situations safely.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Medical Examination and Treatment
Department at the MoH and deputy head of the committee, a vaccination safety
system has been set up nationwide.
Committee
members work online and stand ready to reply to any concerns regarding the vaccination
of health workers, the official said.
According to a
report from the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation, released on April
27, a record 50,104 people were inoculated on April 26.
Nearly 260,000
people – mostly frontline workers and medical staff – in 42 cities and provinces
have been injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine since the national
vaccination drive began on March 8.
No incidents of rare
blood clots have been reported so far, while typical reactions (tiredness, mild
fever, muscle pains, etc.) were reported in about 30 percent of people – even
lower than the advisory information from the manufacturer and reports from European
authorities.
Vietnam currently
has nearly 1 million doses of AstraZeneca from the manufacturer and also from the
COVAX Facility, along with 1,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, a gift
from Russia./
Source: VietnamPlus
