Quang Ninh strives to raise COVID-19 vaccine coverage at schools

The northern province of Quang Ninh is focusing on inoculating the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines on children aged 5 – 12 and the third shot on those aged 12 – 18 this month, aiming to ensure their safety as the new academic year just started.
Quang Ninh strives to raise COVID-19 vaccine coverage at schools ảnh 1Quang Ninh is focusing on inoculating the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines on children aged 5 – 12 and the third shot on those aged 12 – 18 this month. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern province ofQuang Ninh is focusing on inoculating the first and second doses of COVID-19vaccines on children aged 5 – 12 and the third shot on those aged 12 – 18 thismonth, aiming to ensure their safety as the new academic year just started.

District and communal administrations have been working withhealth authorities to review records of students eligible to receive COVID-19vaccines, and guarantee the safe and effective inoculation.

With new COVID-19 cases on a rise again, communicationcampaigns are also being accelerated to raise public awareness on virus controlmeasures and benefits of vaccination.

As of September 4, more than 4.1 million doses of COVID-19vaccines had been administered in the province. They included nearly 3.5 dosesinjected on people aged over 18, more than 355,000 on children aged 12 – 18, and close to 290,000 on those aged 5 – 12.

About 99.8% of the people aged above 18 had been given at leastone vaccine dose. More than 99% of the children aged 12 – 18 had received at leastone shot while the rate of those getting the third dose had exceeded 96%.

Some 99% of children aged 5 – 12 had been vaccinated with adose and 96.78% got two shots./.
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