COVID-19 vaccination in Lai Chau (Photo: VNA)Lai Chau (VNA) – The northern province of Lai Chauon July 19 started to give Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine shots to residents in bordercommunes in Phong Tho district.
Seven vaccination facilities have been set up, one atprovincial level and six in health care stations in border communes of Si LoLau, Pa Vay Su, Vang Ma Chai, Mu Sang, Ma Ly Pho và Huoi Luong.
Residents in 22 villages of those communes will receive the first shot from July 19-24, while the second shot will be administeredfrom August 9-14. A total 2,500 vaccine doses are scheduled to be delivered.
According to head of the health care station of Huoi Luongcommune Lo Van Tiep, in the first phase, 500 locals in border villages of HuoiLuong will receive the first vaccine shot.
All safety procedures have been strictly implementedthroughout the vaccination process, he said.
Along with frontline forces, Lai Chau has expanded vaccination to larger groups. So far, the province has finished two phases of COVID-19vaccination with nearly 20,000 doses delivered./.
VNA
