Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded COVID-19 vaccination be further sped up and disease prevention measures strengthened, in an official dispatch issued on January 11.
A woman gets vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded COVID-19 vaccination be further sped upand disease prevention measures strengthened, in an official dispatch issued onJanuary 11.
He made request in the faceof the more complicated developments of the pandemic in Hanoi and some other localities,especially risks of new outbreaks caused by the Omicron variant, while theLunar New Year holiday - the country’s biggest traditional festival - isnearing.
Accordingly, provinces andcentrally-run cities nationwide were told to seriously and drastically carryout anti-pandemic measures, especially applying the 5K principle and improvingpublic awareness, as directed by the Government, the PM, and the NationalSteering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. They have to stayvigilant and increase home treatment for the patients with mild or no symptoms.
Heads of the provincial-levelanti-pandemic steering committees and People’s Committees hold theresponsibility for further accelerating the vaccination campaign.
Meanwhile, the Ministry ofHealth is in charge of ensuring sufficient COVID-19 medicine and vaccines,boost the domestic vaccine production, continue considering internationalexperience and consulting experts about the administration of boostershots, and ramp up inspection and guidance to combat corruption, wastefulness,and group interest in the pandemic fight.
It was also asked to workwith the Ministry of Education and Training and relevant agencies to considerthe import of COVID-19 vaccine and the inoculation of people aged under 18,according to the dispatch./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Health to coordinate with the Ministry of Education and Training in organising a survey on COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged from five.
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A woman gets vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo: VNA) 
