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HCM City: Measures ramped up to boost COVID-19 vaccination among children

Texting parents, increasing the number of vaccination venues at schools, and most recently running vaccination vehicles are among the measures applied by Ho Chi Minh City to get more children protected against COVID-19.
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HCM City (VNA) – Texting parents, increasing thenumber of vaccination venues at schools, and most recently running vaccinationvehicles are among the measures applied by Ho Chi Minh City to get more childrenprotected against COVID-19.

The mobile vaccination began on August 22 to reachpupils at schools without fixed vaccination sites.

To ensure safety for the younger generation givencomplicated the developments of the epidemic that have led to a higher numberof infections and severe cases, the municipal Department of Health has calledon all parents to bring their children aged from 5 to under 18 to vaccination sitesfor their shots against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

According to the department, the peak month of COVID-19injection for children will end within less than a week. However, the southernmetropolis, once the top hotbed of the pandemic last year, now remains among the localities with a low vaccination rate for the group.

Specifically, the rate of those aged 5-11 completing thefirst and second doses of the vaccine are 53.6% and 30.8%, respectively./.
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