The Ministry of Health officially guides the vaccination for children from 5 to under 12 years old

The Ministry of Health has just issued the latest guidance on vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5-under 12 years old.

On March 28, the Ministry of Health sent an official dispatch to the Departments of Health of the provinces and cities; Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute on vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5-under 12 years old.

The Ministry of Health requested the Departments of Health of the provinces and cities to coordinate with the Departments of Education and Training in organizing the vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5 to under 12 years old in the form of a campaign, free of charge.

Vaccine against COVID-19. (Illustration).

The Ministry of Health proposed that the Departments of Health of provinces and cities continue to accelerate the progress of vaccination against COVID-19 with additional doses and booster doses for vaccinated subjects to schedule according to the direction of the Government. Government, Prime Minister and guidance of the Ministry of Health in previous documents.

Preparing to deploy vaccination against COVID-19 for children from 5 to under 12 years old, specifically: Coordinate with the Department of Education and Training to review and make a list of vaccinations for children going to school from grade 1 to grade 6 belong to the age group from 5 under 12 years old. For children of this age who do not attend school, coordinate with local authorities to make a list.

The type of vaccine used is the vaccine approved by the Ministry of Health for use in this age group. Dosage and interval between injections according to the instructions of the manufacturer and the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. (In the revised decision issued on March 1, 2022, the Ministry of Health allowed Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 with a dose of 0.2 ml containing 10 mcg for children from 5 to under 12 years old).

The Ministry of Health stated that the organization of vaccinations must comply with the provisions of Section III of the Guidelines for the organization of vaccination sessions against COVID-19 issued together with the previous instructions.

Parents and guardians sign the Immunization Consent Form.

Carry out pre-injection screening according to the guidance in Decision 2470/QD-BYT dated June 14, 2019, Decision No. 5002/QD-BYT dated October 29, 2021 of the Minister of Health.

Organize training, professional and technical support for provinces and cities to be ready to vaccinate against COVID-19 for children aged 5 to under 12 years old.

As for the Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the Pasteur Institute, the Ministry of Health, stated: The Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has developed guidelines for vaccination against COVID-19 for children from 5 to under 12 years old. Training for vaccination facilities nationwide

The Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the Pasteur Institute plan to train and guide the vaccination for provinces and cities in case of necessity, and organize supervision and provide professional and technical support to the provinces and cities. city ​​according to the assigned area in charge during the process of organizing and deploying vaccination.

Previously, under the Expanded Immunization Program, the Ministry of Health announced that vaccination would be implemented from the second week of April 2022.