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Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination points set up for booster doses in HCM City

Hundreds of vaccination points, both fixed location and mobile, have been set up across Ho Chi Minh City as part of the city's efforts to accelerate injection of COVID-19 booster doses on high-risk residents.
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination points set up for booster doses in HCM City ảnh 1Illustration. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Hundreds of vaccination points,both fixed location and mobile, have been set up across Ho Chi Minh City aspart of the city's efforts to accelerate injection of COVID-19 booster doses onhigh-risk residents.

Seventy-two hospitals, including many private-owned ones,have registered to offer vaccination to date, in addition to commune-based medical stations, according to the municipal Department ofHealth.

The hospitals are busy preparing all necessities for the vaccination,with certain areas zoned off exclusively for people with vaccine appointments.

They were asked by the Health Department to maintain the COVID-19 vaccination service until the end of June.

Many mobile vaccination sites have also been established atindustrial parks, export processing zones, schools and major residential areas.Mobile teams have been employed to provide COVID-19 vaccines for homeboundpeople.

More than 50,000 people in the city have received the secondCOVID-19 booster shot (fourth dose) as of June 15. The southern metropolis hasso far given 21 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to its residents./.
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