COVID-19 vaccination for French nationals underway in HCM City
FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City is running a vaccination drive targeting 5,000 French citizens and their family members in southern Vietnam, which began on July 29.
A French citizen gets vaccinated at FV Hospital (Photo: courtesy of FV hospital)
HCM City (VNA) – FV Hospital in Ho Chi MinhCity is running a vaccination drive targeting 5,000 French citizens andtheir family members in southern Vietnam, which began on July 29.
Vincent Floreani, Consul General of France in HCM City, said:“I am very grateful to the Vietnamese Government for supporting us to be ableto implement the vaccination programme for the French community. We alsoappreciate the organisation of FV Hospital from the phase of registration tovaccination”.
Under the drive, 10,000 shots of Moderna vaccine will begiven to the group. About 500 people are set to be vaccinated on a daily basis.
Jean-Marcel Guillon, Chief Executive Officer of FVHospital, said the injection procedure is done safely following COVID-19 preventionand control measures, including the city’s current social distancing regulations.
Expressing her joy after getting her shot on July 29, Frenchnational Estelle Bolengiar expressed her surprise when she and her family were vaccinated in Vietnamso soon. She said the vaccination is a great effort of the French Consulatewith support from the Vietnamese Government.
Also on the morning of the same day, 659,000 doses of AstraZenecavaccine arrived in the pandemic stricken city, which has so far vaccinated about300,000 people./.
FV Hospital has been selected by the French Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City as the vaccination centre for the French community living in southern Vietnam.
FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 began to administer the first shots under a COVID-19 vaccination drive for 5,000 French citizens and their family members in southern Vietnam, while the hospital’s volunteer teams are joining the vaccination campaign in the community as assigned by the municipal Health Department.
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A French citizen gets vaccinated at FV Hospital (Photo: courtesy of FV hospital) 
