Hanoi begins Covid vaccination for children aged 15-17
Over 304,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine would be used for the vaccination, expected to last three days.
Kids will be vaccinated from the eldest to the youngest ones.
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A high-school girl receives a Covid-19 vaccine shot in HCMC. |
Vaccines would be given at schools for those attending schools and at medical stations for those who don't. Those who have congenital or chronic conditions would be vaccinated in hospitals.
The capital plans to vaccinate all children aged 12-17 eligible for vaccination until the first quarter of 2022, amounting to around 792,000 children. It is now the 23rd locality to begin children vaccination against Covid-19.
Vietnam has vaccinated around 1.8 million children aged 12-17, or 20 percent of children in the age group, with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot. Around 4,300 children have received two shots.
Source: VnExpress
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