The Ministry of Health recommends localities to inject 4 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

In a telegram sent to the Chairman of the People’s Committees of the provinces and cities on strengthening vaccination work vaccines In the prevention of COVID-19, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long suggested that local leaders direct the Department of Health and related units to promote the 3rd injection for people aged 18 years and over, to complete in the second quarter of the year. year 2022.

Provinces and cities organize the 4th dose vaccination for people aged 50 years and older, for people aged 18 years or older with moderate to severe immunodeficiency, and people aged 18 years and older who are in the risk group. high risk of being exposed to COVID-19 such as health workers, frontline officials, workers, people working in industrial zones according to the guidance of the Ministry of Health.

The Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology is responsible for ensuring adequate distribution of preventive vaccines COVID-19 quickly and promptly according to the proposal of the locality to deploy according to the plan.

The Ministry of Health also requested provinces and cities to urgently vaccinate children aged 5-11 and complete it in the second quarter of 2022 under the direction of the Prime Minister.

According to the Ministry of Health, as of May 28, the whole country had injected 220,635,110 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. In which, the number of injections for people aged 18 years and older is 199,057,240 doses (1st dose: 71,464,865 doses; 1st dose 2: 68,756,815 doses; 3rd dose: 1,507,014 doses; Additional doses: 15,053,674 doses). dose; 1st booster: 42,087,306 doses; 2nd booster: 187,566 doses).

The number of doses for children from 12-17 years old is 17,457,857 doses (1st dose: 8,934,175 doses; Nose 2: 8,523,682 doses).

Number of doses for children from 5-11 years old is 4,120,013 doses (1st dose: 3,899,559 doses; Nose 2: 220,454 doses).