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COVID-19 vaccination to begin in Vietnam on March 8

Vaccination using the recently imported AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to start on March 8, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long informed a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on March 5.
COVID-19 vaccination to begin in Vietnam on March 8 ảnh 1Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vaccination using the recentlyimported AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to start on March 8, Minister ofHealth Nguyen Thanh Long informed a meeting of the National Steering Committeefor COVID-19 Prevention and Control on March 5.

Earlier, more than 117,600 doses of the vaccine,manufactured in the Republic of Korea (RoK), arrived in Vietnam on February 24.After holding working sessions with the producer, Vietnam has obtained anaccreditation certificate for the batch from the RoK.

Long said the doses, verified by the ministry, meet theconditions for vaccination in Vietnam.

As scheduled, on March 6, the Health Minister will chair aconference to launch the vaccination plan and provide related training formedical staff nationwide in the use and storage of the vaccine, as well as the handlingof post-injection complications.

According to the official, priority in vaccination will begiven to people at the front line of the fight against COVID-19, includinghealth, army, police, customs and immigration personnel; those working insectors offering essential services like aviation, transport, tourism andeducation; people with chronic illnesses or above 65 years old; those living inpandemic-hit areas; the poor and beneficiaries of social welfare policy.

People getting the shots will be monitored via digitalhealth records and receive e-certificates for their completion of inoculation.

Vietnam plans to import about 150 million doses of COVID-19vaccines this year./.
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