Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The has
asked localities nationwide to promptly compile a list of individuals
prioritised for as guided by the Government.
The ten prioritised groups in the free vaccination
programme include frontline medical staff, army and public security officers,
diplomatic officials and their families who are about to be sent abroad,
diplomats and members of , teachers, aviation and transport
staff, people suffering chronic diseases, people above 65 years of age, those living
in pandemic-hit areas, poor people, and .
Vietnam has so far given COVID-19 vaccine shots to
nearly 53,000 people in 19 cities and provinces around the country. Many health
care facilities providing COVID-19 treatment have finished their vaccinations.
On April 1, the first 811,200 doses of the vaccine supplied by the COVAX Facility
through UNICEF arrived in Hanoi.
COVAX has pledged to give Vietnam over 4.17 million
doses by the end of May.
Vietnam aims to give COVID-19 shots to 20 percent of its
population by the end of this year./.
Source: VietnamPlus
