HCM City to start inoculation of additional 930,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Ho Chi Minh City will begin the fifth phase of its COVID-19 vaccination drive on July 22, with 930,000 doses to be administered, according to the municipal Department of Health.
A medical worker gives COVID-19 vaccine shot to a man in HCM City. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will begin thefifth phase of its COVID-19 vaccination drive on July 22, with 930,000 doses tobe administered, according to the municipal Department of Health.
It will be carried out at 20 hospitals, alongside 615commune- and ward-based vaccination sites. The fifth phase is scheduled tocomplete in two weeks.
During this phase, priority will be given to people withunderlying health conditions, those aged above 65, preferential social policyand welfare beneficiaries, the poor, the vulnerable, medical and otherfrontline workers.
The city has so far received 2 million doses of COVID-19vaccines from the Ministry of Health. The ministry plans to supply three millionmore doses to the city in late August and early September, raising the totaldoses sent to the city to 5 million.
As of July 21 morning, HCM City has reported 39,526coronavirus cases since the fourth wave hit Vietnam in late April, making itthe country’s largest hotspot. More than 3,600 COVID-19 patients have beendischarged from hospitals as of July 20, according to the city’s Department ofHealth said./.
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A medical worker gives COVID-19 vaccine shot to a man in HCM City. (Photo: VNA)
