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Vietnam-Poland medical centre begins COVID-19 vaccinations

The Lotus Medical Centre, which was set up under a cooperative arrangement between Vietnam and Poland, has been licensed to conduct COVID-19 vaccinations in the European country.
Vietnam-Poland medical centre begins COVID-19 vaccinations ảnh 1The Lotus Medical Centre has been vaccinating people aged 70 or above since January 27. (Photo: VNA)

Prague (VNA) - The Lotus Medical Centre, which was set up under a cooperative arrangementbetween Vietnam and Poland, has been licensed to conduct COVID-19 vaccinationsin the European country.

According to Tran AnhTuan, chairman of the centre and President of the Vietnamese Association inPoland, Lotus is one of more than 6,000 COVID-19 vaccination locations in thecountry.

To obtain a licence,the centre underwent tests on epidemiology, the qualifications of doctors andnurses, and COVID-19 information access and processing, he added.

The Polish Governmenthas provided the centre with free doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

Lotus has closelycoordinated with the Vietnamese Association in Poland to help thousands ofVietnamese and local residents with testing, while giving them pandemicprevention and control advice, Tuan said.

The centre has beenvaccinating people aged 70 or above since January 27./.

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