The Ministry of Health agrees to inject 3 doses of AstraZeneca for those who inject 2 doses of Pfizer and Moderna

In the dispatch on the injection vaccines room COVID-19 The basic dose and booster dose should be sent to the Departments of Health of the provinces, cities and ministries, departments, branches and ministries of Health for request, those who have injected the basic dose with the mRNA vaccine (vaccines manufactured by Pfizer or Moderna) have A booster dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can be given, for a minimum of 3 months after the last dose of the primary dose.

Regarding the organization of implementation, the Ministry of Health proposed the Department of Health of the provinces and cities to advise the Chairman of the People’s Committee of the province and city to decide the subjects of injection in accordance with the actual situation and requirements for epidemic prevention and control in the area. , thereby developing a plan, preparing the necessary conditions for the implementation of vaccination against COVID-19, ensuring safety, effectiveness and science.

The Department of Health, the Ministry of Public Security and the Department of Military Medicine, the General Department of Logistics, the Ministry of National Defense advise the leaders of their respective ministries to decide on the appropriate subjects to inject and develop a plan and prepare the necessary conditions for the treatment. deploying vaccination against COVID-19, ensuring safety, effectiveness and science.

The Ministry of Health also assigned the Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the Pasteur Institute to guide and provide professional and technical support to localities in organizing the implementation of vaccination and requesting units to urgently develop plans and implement them. perform.

According to the Ministry of Health, as of March 25, the whole country had injected 204,566,009 doses, of which: The number of injections for people aged 18 years and older was 187,444,998 doses (Nose 1 is 71,195,421 doses; Nose 2 is 1 dose). is 67,958,781 doses; 3rd dose is 1,499,176 doses; Additional dose 14,789,217 doses and booster dose 32,002,403 doses).

Number of doses for children from 12-17 years old is 17,121,011 doses (Stage 1 is 8,778,817 doses; Nose 2 is 8,342,194 doses)