(HBO) – In response to the rapid vaccination campaign in spring 2022 launched by the Prime Minister, in the days prior to the Lunar New Year (Tet) and during the holiday, Hoa Binh has implemented its vaccination campaign in a quick and safe manner.


Photo: Health workers at the medical centre in Tan Lac district give the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to eligible people.

On February 8 morning, Nguyen Thi Em, over 70 years old, from Luong Son district arrived early at a COVID-19 vaccination site to get her health checked before getting her booster shot. The woman said her old age and blood pressure disease made her worried. She noted the health staff’s careful check-up and consultation helped her to feel more secure when getting the injection.

On the days prior to Tet, the district's steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control has simultaneously administered the booster dose to eligible people. So far, the rate of local people getting the first shot against COVID-19 has reached 101.96 percent.

According to Bui Thanh Hai, deputy director of Tan Lac district’s health center, from February 8, the district has given the 3rd dose and the booster dose at district-level and commune-level health stations. To date, more than 70 people with contraindications have been vaccinated safely. Currently, the district's rates for the coverage of the first, second and third doses are 98.03 percent, 94.96 percent, and 54.47 percent, respectively. The rate for children aged 12 - 17 reached 99.96 percent.

According to the provincial Department of Health, following the Prime Minister's direction on organising a rapid vaccination campaign in the spring of 2022, Hoa Binh has issued and implemented its plan.

Accordingly, the local campaign lasts from February 9 to March 15, toward a goal of completing the third dose injection for people over 18 years old, to ensure that the vaccination is given to the elderly, people with underlying diseases, frontline workers, workers at industrial zones, and those eligible for vaccination. As of February 15, Hoa Binh had administered 1,554,815 shots. The total numbers of people receiving the first, second and third doses hit 21,036; 249,712; and 344,785, respectively.

In the coming time, the health sector will continue to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with relevant departments, sectors, and localities in organising the rapid implementation of the vaccination campaign. It targets to complete the injection of the basic doses for people aged 12 years and older as well as the additional and booster doses for people from 18 years old following the schedule set by the Government, the Ministry of Health, and the provincial People's Committee./.

 


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