Localities asked to speed up vaccinations for children

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has sent an official request to a number of health departments nationwide calling on them to speed up the vaccination drive for children aged  一 二 to  一 七.

The request has been made to authorities in Bắc Kạn, Sơn La, Điện Biên, Quảng Trị, Bình Thuận, Đắk Lắk, Đồng Nai, Đồng Tháp  and Bình Dương provinces.

As of February  一 三, more than  一 六. 四 million vaccine doses were injected to children over  一 二, of which the vaccination rate of the first dose was  九 四. 五 per cent and the second dose was  八 九. 七 per cent.

A total of  四 二 out of  六 三 provinces and cities nationwide completing more than  九0 per cent of full vaccinations for children in that age range.

The localities reaching up to  九0 per cent of injecting two doses include Hải Phòng, Bắc Giang, Phú Thọ, Bắc Kạn, Lai Châu, Hà Giang, Lào Cai, Quảng Bình, Ninh Thuận, Gia Lai, HCM City, Tây Ninh and Cần Thơ.

Many provinces and cities have completed vaccination of two doses however, there were still some localities with a low rate of under  八0 per cent.

In order to quickly complete the Prime Minister's direction, the ministry requested health departments of provinces and cities to accelerate the vaccination drive to ensure safety and report on results, post-vaccination reactions as regulations quickly and accurately.

Previously, the ministry issued several documents on pushing up vaccination for children. VNS