HCM City to kick off COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19
Ho Chi Minh City is set to begin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19, with priority groups to get injected with about 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son examines AstraZeneca vaccine preservation at a cold storage warehouse in HCM City on June 17 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is set tobegin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19, with priority groups to getinjected with about 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the JapaneseGovernment.
Checking the vaccine preservation at a cold storagewarehouse in the Cat Lai Industrial Park on June 17, Deputy Minister of HealthNguyen Truong Son said among the 966,300 vaccine doses donated by the JapaneseGovernment to Vietnam, 836,000 doses were allocated to HCM City.
He noted according to regulations, a batch of vaccinedelivered to Vietnam will undergo examination, which will take 48 hours, at theHanoi-based National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals, andonly when the vaccine gets the quality certificate can it be put into use.
The largest-ever vaccination campaign in HCM City isscheduled to last for about five to seven days, targetingthe priority groups identified in the Government’s Resolution No 21.
About 1,000 sites across the city have been ready for the vaccination, he noted, adding that local authorities will mobilise the entiremedical workers, including those deployed from central establishments, for thedrive.
The deputy minister also assured safety for thevaccination campaign since the doses to be used have a relatively longexpiry date./.
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Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son examines AstraZeneca vaccine preservation at a cold storage warehouse in HCM City on June 17 (Photo: VNA) 
