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Hanoi to inoculate vulnerable adults with fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines

Hanoi is considering injecting the second booster dose, or the fourth dose, of COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable adults or those who jobs put them at high risk for exposure to COVID-19, starting this month.
Hanoi to inoculate vulnerable adults with fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines ảnh 1Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi is considering injecting thesecond booster dose, or the fourth dose, of COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerableadults or those who jobs put them at high risk for exposure to COVID-19,starting this month.

People eligible to receive the dose include thoseaged 50 and above, those aged 18 and above who are diagnosed to be moderatelyor severely immunocompromised, or those with high-risk jobs such as healthcareworkers, frontliners and factory workers.

The capital city aims to have more than 95 percent of theeligible adults administered this time.

It does not rule out the possibility of expanding eligibilityfor the second booster dose if supply is sufficient.

The vaccines to be used will be Pfizer,Moderna and AstraZeneca./.
VNA
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