Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen said that it is necessary to maintain vaccination against Covid-19 to prevent the epidemic, and all people have the obligation to participate.
Responding to the press on June 3, Mr. Tuyen said that in the context of the rate of 3rd dose vaccination and vaccination for children aged 5-11 is slowing down, many localities have reflected that people refuse to be vaccinated, so they cannot receive the vaccine. allocation.
Antibodies caused by Covid-19 vaccine create unsustainable, degrade over time. Therefore, the Deputy Minister recommended that everyone need a booster shot to have immunity to continue to prevent disease and reduce the rate of seriousness.
According to Deputy Minister Tuyen, if not vaccinated, the risk of re-infection, spreading pathogens, Covid-19 epidemic is likely to return. As a result, the State had to spend money, and localities asked the Ministry of Health to mobilize personnel to continue struggling against the epidemic. Meanwhile, Covid-19 is being controlled nationwide, in part thanks to the rapid vaccination results in the past time.
Before that, reply VnExpresshe said: “Covid-19 vaccination is mandatory“And it is suggested that localities that do not receive vaccines must commit to the Government and the Ministry of Health to be responsible when an epidemic occurs, people who do not inject also commit to pay for treatment costs and take responsibility for spreading the disease. .
In fact, many people no longer respond to vaccination, saying that it is “not necessary”. Hoang Anh 45 years old in Hanoi, said that he had received two injections and then contracted Covid-19, which is considered to have been given the third dose. He thinks the immune system is still healthy for another 6-10 months, so he doesn’t want to get vaccinated.
And Thao Vy and her husband, both 25 years old, in Hanoi, contracted Covid-19 at the end of March, infected with the latest strain, Omicron. Vy believes that the world has not yet appeared a new virus strain, so there is no need for vaccination. Besides, she thinks that getting Covid-19 is faster than getting a vaccine.
“When I got the injection, I had a three-day side effect of fever like I had Covid-19, which took time to work. I consider getting the shot at the beginning of next year, similar to the flu shot,” Vy said.
To achieve vaccination results, Deputy Minister Tuyen said that localities are responsible for mobilizing people to participate in vaccination by many channels, mobilizing the Fatherland Front and political organizations to participate.
Hanoi is one of the 13 localities did not receive the Covid-19 vaccine allocated on May 19, the number of 203,000 doses. A representative of the Hanoi Department of Health said that the vaccine has not been received yet because it is reviewing the subjects and planning to vaccinate the people with the fourth dose. In addition, the city also stored nearly 250,000 doses.
“As soon as the plan is in place, Hanoi will receive the vaccine, distribute and inject it right away,” said a representative of the Department, adding that the rate of third dose vaccination, Hanoi has exceeded 80%, is in the group of 11 provinces, The city has a high rate of triple injection.
Health workers inoculating people in Hanoi. Image: Giang Huy
Khanh Hoa has been allocated more than 142,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, but has only received more than 71,000 doses. A representative of the provincial Department of Health on June 1 reported to the Ministry of Health, saying that no matter where you try to receive the vaccine, you will inject it all there, to avoid excess vaccine. Currently, the progress of the third dose vaccination in the province is 47.3%, the fourth dose is about 14%, and 380,000 people are being mobilized by officials to get vaccinated. Many other localities also said that they are planning to vaccinate in the near future.
The rate of vaccination with the third dose nationwide reached more than 62% as of May 29, lower than the target to be achieved in June. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on June 1 reported to the Ministry of Health, the speed average injection is 100,000 injections a day. If the rate is maintained at this rate, in June, only 3 million injections can be added. Meanwhile, the whole country has about 26 million people needing injections.
Vietnam has vaccinated a total of more than 221.6 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, as of June 3. Of which, the number of three doses is more than 42.4 million doses, and the fourth dose is more than 300,000 doses. The Ministry of Health continues to urge the provinces to vaccinate three, four and children 5-11 years old, aiming to complete these injections in the second quarter.
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