Moderna vaccine (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The for children aged 5
to below 12 began on April 14, with the launching ceremony held by the Ministry
of Health in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The first batch of vaccine administered to children in this
age group is Moderna, sponsored by the Australian Government. The shipment
arrived in Vietnam on April 8.
The vaccine is being given to sixth-grade pupils first.
The two vaccines approved for use on are
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
The recommended interval between the two doses is four weeks. For
children, both doses must be of the same vaccine.
“There are 11.8 million children of 5-12 years old
eligible for COVID-19 vaccination,” said Phan Trong Lan, Director of the
ministry’s General Department of Preventive Medicine. “3.6 million of
these children have recovered from and will be vaccinated three months
later.”
The common side effects of the vaccine include
lymph node swelling, headaches, nausea, muscle and joint pains, injection site
pain, chills, fevers, swelling and/or rashes at the injection site, according
to the ministry.
Meanwhile, diarrhoea, rashes, and dermographic
urticaria are common side effects at injection sites./.
Source: VietnamPlus
