A student of the Hung Vuong School for the Gifted in Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong province, is vaccinated against COVID-19 on October 31 (Photo: VNA)There are about 180,000 people in theage group entitled to the vaccination in Binh Duong, using 360,000 doses of thePfizer vaccine allocated by the Ministry of Health.
Those aged 15 - 17 will receive theshots first and the younger later, according to the provincial Department ofHealth.
It noted the vaccination drive forchildren uses the Comirnaty vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech, and that thisvaccine is safe for children.
Director of the provincial Departmentof Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nhat Hang said all preparations for thevaccination drive have been completed so as to ensure absolute safety for students.
So far, 2.3 million people in BinhDuong have got at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 96 percentof those aged 18 and above. Among them, nearly 1.6 million people, or 70 percent,have been fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the central city of Da Nang is scheduled to kick off the vaccination for children aged 15 - 17 on November 2./.
It noted the vaccination drive forchildren uses the Comirnaty vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech, and that thisvaccine is safe for children.
Director of the provincial Departmentof Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nhat Hang said all preparations for thevaccination drive have been completed so as to ensure absolute safety for students.
So far, 2.3 million people in BinhDuong have got at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 96 percentof those aged 18 and above. Among them, nearly 1.6 million people, or 70 percent,have been fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the central city of Da Nang is scheduled to kick off the vaccination for children aged 15 - 17 on November 2./.
VNA
