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COVID-19 vaccinations must be safe, effective: Deputy PM

The Ministry of Health must ensure the safety and efficiency of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, under the instructions of the Politburo and the Government, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on March 5.
COVID-19 vaccinations must be safe, effective: Deputy PM ảnh 1Injecting COVID-19 vaccine on volunteers (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Health must ensure the safety and efficiency of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccinationprogramme, under the instructions of the Politburo and the Government, Deputy PrimeMinister Vu Duc Dam said at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control on March 5.

The Deputy PM, who is also head of the Steering Committee, stressed that safetymust be as high as possible and that if something goes wrong it must be handledcalmly.

Though COVID-19 has been largely brought under control in Vietnam, relevant agenciesmust continue to maintain readiness and vigilance, he said.

Damcalled on people to strictly followthe Ministry of Health’s“5K” message: Khau trang (facemasks)- Khu khuan (disinfecting) - Khoang cach (distancing) - Khong tu tap (no gathering)- Khai bao y te (health declaration).

Schools, health facilities, factories, markets, supermarkets, and accommodationestablishments, he went on, need to actively self-assess their safety level in diseaseprevention and control and update information on the COVID-19 Safe Living Map System (www.antoancovid.vn).

He praised the efforts of the ministry in accessing foreign sources of COVID-19vaccines and promoting vaccine research and production in the country.

The Ministry of Health is responsible for organising vaccinations in asafe and effective manner and promoting communications to raise publicawareness.
COVID-19 vaccinations must be safe, effective: Deputy PM ảnh 2Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chairs a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on March 5 (Photo: VNA)

He underlined the need to accelerate domestic vaccine research, production, and testing, noting that these must complywith all steps in the fastest time possible.

Vietnam is expected to have sufficient vaccines for 100 million people if researchand development is successful, he said, adding that this is an opportunity for the country to lift its vaccine research capacity to a new level, enabling it to respondto other diseases that may strike in the future.

The Deputy PM also ordered the Ministry of Healthto coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism to urgently build and issue relevant instructions and guidelines to create favourable conditions for those that have been given COVID-19 vaccinesabroad to enter Vietnam./.
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