Ho Anh Tuan, who has worked in Russia for ten years, is one of the first Vietnamese people registering to join the programme (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – Eleven Vietnamese citizens working in Moscow, Russia have volunteered tojoin a Sputnik V vaccine programme to prevent the COVID-19pandemic.
Launched by the Moscow authority since early September, the programme has sofar vaccinated over 6,000 people, including local people and citizens from manycountries.
Ho Anh Tuan, who has worked in Russia for ten years, is one of the firstVietnamese people registering to join the programme.
According to Tuan, before getting vaccinated,volunteers undergo blood, urine and nasopharyngeal fluid tests in line withmedical regulations of the country. Of the nearly 20 Vietnamese registering fortesting, 11 were eligible and have been vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccineagainst COVID-19.
Tuan said that after the vaccination,his health was stable.
Doctor Angela Viktorovna who supported the Vietnamese volunteers said all of thepeople who have been tested have stable health, some have had initial reactionsto the vaccine such as sneezing and low-grade fever.
They will be monitored and examined for health within 180 days of vaccination, shesaid.
The vaccination programme for economicpurposes, launched by the Moscow authority in early September at nearly 20medical facilities, is considered one ofthe measures to help local authorities quickly curb the spread of COVID-19. Itis part of the large-scale trial study of Sputnik V vaccine in Russia after thevaccine was licensed in August.
As of October 10, Russia had recorded 13,592 more COVID-19 cases nationwide, including 4,395in Moscow. The country’s total of COVID-19 infections exceeded 1.3 million, with22,000 fatalities./.
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