Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)The Ho Chi Minh City CDC is the largest recipient in thisdistribution, the fifth by the Ministry of Health so far, with 786,000 doses.They will be given to priority groups and workers at industrial parks andexport processing zones in the city.
Other 20,000 doses will be sent to HCM City to inoculate thelocal public security force.
A number of hospitals in HCM City and Hanoi will alsoreceive thousands of doses each to provide for priority groups and high-riskpeople.
Vietnam is accelerating its vaccination efforts to combatthe fourth wave of coronavirus which began on April 27, causing as many as 8,780infections so far.
HCM City has experienced a spike in cases since late May,with more than 1,000 local infections reported as of June 16 afternoon, makingit the country’s third largest coronavirus hotspot.
It is estimated that more than 7.2 million people aged 18and above live in HCM City, and of this number, 1.6 million work in industrialparks. But only 140,000 vaccine doses have been administered, primarily tomedical staff and others who are considered a priority./.
VNA
