Vietnam to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19 in early April

Vaccine Pfizer (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – will be vaccinated
against from early April, according to the .

The announced on March 27
that the Australian Government has officially committed to providing Vietnam
with about 13.7 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to inoculate children
aged between 5-11 in the first week of April.

Previously, on March 22, the Ministry of Health worked with
the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on this issue.  

Training on vaccination for children has been conducted
nationwide.

Once the vaccines arrive in Vietnam and their quality is
accredited, they will be allocated to localities to be administered to
children.

The ministry and the programme have also been actively
looking for other sources of vaccine support from international organisations
such as USAID, COVAX Facility and the governments of other countries to secure
additional 8-10 million doses to fully vaccinate children in this age group./.