Vietnam has injected more than 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, planning to vaccinate children aged 5-11-Lifetime Health

According to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long, the Ministry of Health is currently planning and planning to vaccinate children aged 5-11 years old.

According to the Ministry of Health, by the end of March 14, the total number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine that had been administered was 200,368,920 doses, of which 183,322,407 doses were administered to people aged 18 and over: 1st dose is 70,910,444 doses; The second dose is 67,816,092 doses; The third dose is 1,493,220 doses; The additional dose is 14,516,928 doses; The booster dose is 28,585,723 doses.

Number of doses for children from 12-17 years old is 17,046,513 doses: 1st dose is 8,748,917 doses; The second dose is 8,297,596 doses.

Vaccine against COVID-19. (Illustration).

According to the Minister of Health, it can be said that Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign has so far been successful. Especially important is that Vietnam has successfully organized the largest-scale vaccination campaign in history. Up to now, the rate of basic vaccinations in our country is very high. We have used the entire health system to participate in vaccination and up to now, the whole line is still getting the 3rd dose. We are trying to reach our destination by the end of this March with coverage. nose 3 to the highest level.

Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that vaccination plays an extremely important role in reducing the severe progression of COVID-19 cases. It can be said that over the past time, we have seen an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our country because of the Omicron BA2 mutation with a very rapid spread compared to the original Omicron variant.

After a year of vaccination against COVID-19, Vietnam has vaccinated more than 200 million doses, especially the Spring Immunization Campaign in early 2022 reached about 18 million doses.

The important role of vaccination is to reduce severe cases, which has been proven in practice, showing a reduction in hospitalizations, severe cases and significant deaths despite the increase in the number of cases in our country. .

When we opened the door, we shifted our approach to managing patient risk and aggravating factors instead of the previous approach to case management. The health system in our country has strengthened its capacity to be able to well control the epidemic situation, well control the risk as well as the mortality rate for people with COVID-19.

Also according to Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, the Ministry of Health is currently planning and developing a vaccination plan both in terms of human resources and infrastructure to be ready to vaccinate children aged 5-11 and even 4th injection project for people with underlying diseases and some subjects needing protection.

Currently, the Ministry of Health is assigning specialized agencies, scientific councils and experts to evaluate and research carefully, thoroughly, scientifically and effectively to suit each stage; Risk factors will be analyzed in terms of benefits and risks so that injections can be developed for these populations.

In the revised decision just issued on March 1, the Ministry of Health allows the injection of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 with a dose of 0.2 ml containing 10 mcg for children from 5 to under 12 years old.

According to the WHO representative in Vietnam, similar to all other vaccines, WHO and regulatory agencies are continuously monitoring the use of COVID-19 vaccines to identify and respond to any Any safety problems may arise. Through these procedures, WHO is certain that COVID-19 vaccines remain safe to use, especially in children.