Bac Giang accelerates third Covid-19 vaccine shot to people
In January 5, the province inoculated 10,020 people, 2,164 of whom received third shot, mostly in the districts of Hiep Hoa, Luc Nam and Luc Ngan. Thus, 99.8 percent of local population aged over 18 were injected first shot, 98.9 percent of this group were vaccinated two shots and 14.8 percent received three shots.
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The health worker administers the third Covid-19 vaccine shot to the provincial official and public servant. |
Meanwhile, 126,000 children aged from 15 to under 18 got one vaccine shot (accounting for 99.1 percent) while 97 percent of these people received two shots.
More than 81,000 children aged from 12 to under 15 got one shot (representing 95.1 percent) and 19.37 percent of them were administered two shots.
Amid the disease complicated development with high increasing infected cases (average 92 cases per day and 50 percent of whom are children for nearly one week), the Health sector has actively cooperated with the districts and city to speed up the vaccination progress.
From now on till ahead of Lunar New Year, the health sector will prioritize to vaccinate children aged from 12 to under 15 and administer third shot to adult population, people with underlying disease, workers, front line forces to contain Covid-19 pandemic and foreigners living in the province.
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