Hanoi simultaneously vaccinated children from 5 to under 12 years old with COVID-19 vaccine

Hanoi has more than 1 million children from 5 to under 12 years old subject to vaccination

To serve the vaccination against COVID-19 for children from 5 to under 12 years old, Hanoi has received 72,700 doses of Moderna vaccine from the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, and immediately made the allocation upon receipt. for districts, towns, communes, wards and townships in the locality.

On April 16, Hanoi started to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 5 – under 12 years old in the city. The first 3 districts to implement injections are Ha Dong district, Phu Xuyen district and Soc Son district. From April 17, Hanoi simultaneously vaccinated children in this age group.

According to the vaccination plan, Hanoi has more than 1 million vaccinated children aged 5 – under 12 years old. Ms. Tran Thi Nhi Ha – Director of the Hanoi Department of Health said that this vaccination round is expected to take place in about 10 days.

The Capital Health Sector has mobilized all Grade I, Grade II and City hospitals to participate in the response at vaccination points. At the same time, Hanoi also organized an Emergency Council to invite all experts in the field of Pediatrics and Emergency Resuscitation to prepare for this vaccination plan.

Vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5 – under 12 years old in Ha Dong district, Hanoi on the afternoon of April 16. Photo: VGP/Thien Tam.

More than 10,000 students from 5 to under 12 years old in Ho Chi Minh City have been vaccinated against COVID-19

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, 96 injection sites are located at schools in 19 districts.

As planned, on April 18, all districts and Thu Duc city will simultaneously organize vaccination against COVID-19 for children from 5 to under 12 years old on the principle of vaccination according to the decreasing age and depending on the age of the child. vaccine supply progress of the Ministry of Health.

Students need 2 shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first dose starts from April 16 to April 30, in which the last 2 days are vaccinated.

The second dose is expected to be given to children within 14 days like the first dose, the interval between the two injections is according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The vaccines used in children 5 to under 12 years old are Pfizer and Moderna.

Medical staff administering COVID-19 vaccine to students at Hong Bang Secondary School (District 5). Photo: Thu Huong – VNA

3 localities have vaccinated against COVID-19 for children from 5 to under 12 years old; On April 18, the remaining provinces and cities started to vaccinate

So far, there have been 3 localities that have administered the COVID-19 vaccine to children from 5 to under 12 years old: Quang Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. From April 18, other provinces and cities will conduct injections for children of this age.

According to the Department of Preventive Medicine, there are more than 11.8 million children between the ages of 5 and under 12 who are vaccinated against COVID-19, but in this period, 8.2 million children have not been infected with COVID-19. 19 will inject. With the remaining 3.6 children already infected with COVID-19 are expected to be vaccinated around July/August 2022.

The vaccines given to children in this age group are Moderna and Pfizer. Specialized agencies of the Ministry of Health have provided training at all levels on immunization for children in this age group. Before injecting, children are carefully and thoroughly screened, all for the purpose of ensuring “wherever the injection goes, it’s safe”.

The vaccine given to students this time is Moderna’s vaccine. Photo: Thu Huong – VNA

The average number of community COVID-19 cases is 19,000 cases/day

Statistics from the Ministry of Health on April 16 showed that the number of new cases of COVID-19 decreased to 18,474. This is the day with the lowest number of cases in the past 70 days in our country, from February 6.

Since the beginning of the epidemic, Vietnam has 10,417,887 cases of COVID-19, ranking 12th out of 227 countries and territories, while with the ratio of infections per million people, Vietnam ranks 110th/ 227 countries and territories (on average, 105,358 cases per 1 million people).

Particularly for the 4th outbreak (from April 27, 2021 to present): The number of infections recorded in the country is 10,410,140 cases. Localities with high cumulative infections in this outbreak: Hanoi (1,532,405), Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City (606,199), Nghe An (475,228), Binh Duong (382,552), Bac Giang (379,817).

The total number of people infected with COVID-19 in our country who have recovered so far is: 8,931,374 cases

The number of patients who are breathing oxygen is 1,191 cases, of which: breathing oxygen through a mask: 925 cases; HFNC high-flow oxygen: 87 cases; non-invasive mechanical ventilation: 32 cases; invasive mechanical ventilation: 144 cases; ECMO: 3 cases.

According to the Ministry of Health in Vietnam, the epidemic is basically under control nationwide. The number of community cases averaged 19,000 cases/day and the average number of deaths was 25 cases/day in the past 7 days. On April 16 alone, the number of deaths was 10 cases, the lowest in more than half a year.

According to PV