More than 240 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Vietnam so far. (Photo: VNA)He made the request in an official dispatch sent tothe People’s Committees of provinces and cities nationwide, ministries, ministry-leveland government agencies on July 25.
So far, more than 240 million vaccine doses have beenadministered in Vietnam with large coverage of the first and second doses,which has greatly helped bring the pandemic under control nationwide.
However, the dispatch noted, many localities and agencieshave lowered their guards while authorities in some places haven’t worked drasticallyenough, making the vaccination progress lag behind schedule.
Meanwhile, the pandemic remains complicated andunpredictable in the world, and new waves of infections have occurred in severalcountries. Vietnam has continued to record cases of Omicron’s new sub-variants,BA.4 and BA.5, and is facing risks of new outbreaks.
Vaccination is one of the most effective measures tofight against the disease, the PM affirmed.
Assigning tasks to the Ministry of Health, other ministriesand localities, he demanded a vaccination campaign be launched to completeinoculation for children aged 5 - 11 in August, finish the administration of thethird and fourth doses to people aged 18 and above as soon as possible, andaccelerate the third shots for those aged 12 - 17.
Vaccination must be completed early for healthworkers, the public security and military forces, teachers, as well as thoseworking in the transport sector, essential service supply, tourism, tradecentres, supermarkets, markets, businesses, and industrial parks.
In the dispatch, the Government leader also asked for morecommunications about vaccination, new sub-variants of Omicron and healthcareguidance, along with stronger examination, supervision and promotion of inoculationactivities./.
VNA
