The government issued a resolution on Saturday, assigning the Ministry of Health to organize the purchase and vaccination for children from 5 to under 12 years old to ensure safety and effectiveness. It accepted to use the prime minister's provision of "choosing contractors in special cases."

A medic holds a vial of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Hanoi, November 2021.

On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Training to organize a survey on vaccination for children from 5 years old and collect international experience.

Covid-19 vaccination for children from 5 years old has received mixed opinions. According to a survey on VnExpress over the past month, more than 154,000 readers expressed their views. A total 67 percent did not agree with the plan, 30 percent agreed and 3 percent had different opinions.

More than 20 countries have vaccinated children 5-11 years old, including the U.S., Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Italy, Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and the UAE.

Brazil approved the Covid-19 vaccine for children 5-11 on a voluntary basis on Jan. 5.

A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last December said children from 5-11 years old rarely have serious side effects after vaccination. Myocarditis, a side effect of Pfizer vaccination in some adolescents and adults, "appears rare" among young children, it said.

Vietnam is currently vaccinating children aged 12-17 against Covid-19. All adults, people from 18, have received their first vaccine shots, 74.9 percent have received their second, and 29.9 percent their third.

PM proposes AstraZeneca continue supplying Covid-19 vaccine, treatment drugs

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 19 for Nitin Kapoor, President for Asia Area Frontier Markets at AstraZeneca, and Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam.

Bac Giang strives to cover 80 percent of IP workers with third Covid-19 vaccine shot by late January

(BGO) – According to the Industrial Park Management Board (IPMB), Bac Giang now has 385 operating companies in the industrial parks (IP) with more than 190,000 labours, 98.57 percent and 97.95 percent of whom received one and two vaccine shot respectively.

Bac Giang: 264,900 people receive third Covid-19 vaccine shot

(BGO) – Implementing peak period for Covid-19 vaccination in Bac Giang province, all localities have mobilized maximum man power and equipment to well conduct the task.

Bac Giang accelerates third Covid-19 vaccine shot to people

(BGO) – As of January 5, Bac Giang province was totally allocated more than three million doses of Covid-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca, Vero Cell, Pfizer, Moderna and administered over 2.9 million doses to people, reported the provincial Health Department.

Vietnamese, Israeli firms sign cooperation agreement on oral Covid-19 vaccine

Vietnam’s Tan Thanh Holdings and 10 Pharma JSC will be distributors of Covid-19 vaccine Oravax throughout Southeast Asian nations, comprising Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Source: VnExpress