Localities told to speed up vaccination of 5 to 11-year-old children

HÀ NỘI -  The Ministry of Health on Tuesday ordered localities across the country to speed up the COVID- 一 九 vaccination for children aged five to  一 一 years old and accelerate the booster dose for people above  一 八 years old.

The move came after the ministry reported that the vaccination for children aged from five to  一 一 years old has been slower than scheduled, and the deployment of the booster dose for those above  一 八 years old has failed to reach the targeted goal.

Data from the ministry showed that as of May  一 六, the country has administered more than  二 一 七 million doses of COVID- 一 九 vaccines, including over  五 五. 四 million booster doses for people above  一 八 years old and more than  二. 五 million doses for children aged from five to under  一 二 years old.

Việt Nam has about  七0 million people aged above  一 八 years old and  一 一. 八 million children aged from five to under  一 二 years old.

The booster dose vaccination for people above  一 八 years old is planned to be completed in the second quarter of this year under the direction of Government Notice No  一 一 四/TB-VPCP, dated April  一 五  二0 二 二, as well as complete the vaccination against COVID- 一 九 for children from five to  一 一 years old, who are eligible for vaccination, at the same time.

The ministry also told the localities to strengthen the dissemination of information on the vaccination campaign against COVID- 一 九 to encourage people to participate in the vaccination.

Việt Nam confirmed a total of  一, 五 五0 new COVID- 一 九 cases on Monday, bringing the total national caseload to  一0, 六 九 八, 一 八0 so far. The two deaths on Monday brought the country’s COVID- 一 九 death toll to  四 三,0 六 七, accounting for 0. 四 per cent of total cases.

There were  四, 七 二 三 patients being given the all-clear on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries to  九, 三 五 九, 七 六 三. — VNS