Mekong Delta localities speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
Provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region have been speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations as they have received more vaccines from the Ministry of Health.
The largest ever vaccination is underway in provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region (Source: //www.sggp.org.vn/)
Hanoi (VNA) – Provinces and cities in the Mekong Deltaregion have been speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations as they have received more vaccines from the Ministry of Health.
The Health Department of Can Tho city reported that the cityhas received nearly 40,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine and 500,000 doses of VeroCell vaccine, which will be injected to prioritised groups, including theelderly, people in quarantine and high-risk areas, workers, teachers andstudents.
Duong Tan Hien, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee,said that once finishing this campaign, Can Tho’s vaccine coverage will reachabout 60 percent.
Meanwhile, in Soc Trang province, the provincial HealthDepartment has been conducting the injection of 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine tolocal residents since October 10, which is scheduled to finish on November 15.
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Tran Van Lau, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, saidthat priority will be given to two high-risk localities, namely Vinh Chau townshipand Tran De district. Prioritised groups include workers in enterprises,industrial parks and business facilities, he added.
At the same time, on October 11, Tra Vinh province mobilisedforces to administer 500,000 Vero Cell vaccine doses allocated by the Ministryof Health to local residents, said Kien Soc Kha, Director of the provincial Health Department.
Kha said that previously,Tra Vinh had received about 203,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines of differentkinds. So far, 21 percent of local people aging from 18 years old have receivedthe first shot, while 7 percent has been fully vaccinated. This time, theprovince will prioritise workers so that they can return to work.
In Ben Tre province, since October 10, the province hasreceived 100,000 doses of Vero Cell vaccine as part of 500,000 doses it isallocated. The province plans to inject all the vaccines within October. SinceApril 27, 33.96 percent of local residents have receive the first vaccineshots, while 6.32 percent have fully got two shots./.
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The largest ever vaccination is underway in provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region (Source: //www.sggp.org.vn/) 
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