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HCM City speeds up COVID-19 vaccinations

All people above 18 years old living in Ho Chi Minh City will be vaccinated against COVID-19, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc told a meeting on July 30.
HCM City speeds up COVID-19 vaccinations ảnh 1HCM City aims to vaccinate two-thirds of its population above 18 years old in August. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – All people above 18 years oldliving in Ho Chi Minh City will be vaccinated against COVID-19, Vice Chairman ofthe municipal People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc told a meeting on July 30.

Duc said Secretary of the municipal Party CommitteeNguyen Van Nen had set the target of administering vaccine to two-thirds of the city’spopulation above 18 years old in August.

To speed up the work, the city will set up mobile inoculationgroups besides fixed vaccination sites, he said, adding that the vaccinations would be conducted even at night.

According to the official, most of the vaccines in HCMCity now are allocated by the Ministry of Health. One million doses of sponsoredvaccines are expected to arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on July31.

Between July 22-30, the city administered about490,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses.

To reduce COVID-19 infections in the city, it is necessaryto extend the social distancing period under the Prime Minister’s Directive No.16 by one-two weeks, after August 1 and the municipal administration will make an official announcement soon, Duc said./.
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