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Hanoi starts COVID-19 inoculation for children aged 15-17

Hanoi began vaccinating children aged 15-17 against COVID-19 from November 23 morning, using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Hanoi starts COVID-19 inoculation for children aged 15-17 ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi began vaccinating children aged 15-17 againstCOVID-19 from November 23 morning, using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

The municipal Health Department allocated 304,140 doses to30 districts to give the first jab to children aged 15-17 studying and living inthe city. This inoculation drive is expected to be completed by November 25.

Hanoi starts COVID-19 inoculation for children aged 15-17 ảnh 2A total of 791,921 children in Hanoi will receive vaccine shots (Photo: VNA)
The vaccination locations are schools for their students, orhealth stations for children who do not go to school or study in other localities.Children with congenital diseases or chronic diseases will receive jabs athospitals.

In the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022,Hanoi will conduct vaccinations for all children aged 12-17. It is expectedthat 791,921 children will receive vaccine shots./.
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