Seventeen localities vaccinate adolescents against COVID-19
VGP – Sixteen localities have so far administered over 1.4 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for teenagers aged 12-17, who account for 15.5% of the eligible population, according to the Ministry of Health.
November 15, 2021 11:47 PM GMT+7
These localities are Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh
The rest of 46 localities are crafting plans to inoculate their young populations.
The ministry reported that as of mid-November 15, nearly 99.8 million doses of vaccines had been administered in Viet Nam.
It urged localities to speed up the vaccination rollout for over 18-year-old population, especially those over 50 years old, and administer the second dose for partially vaccinated adolescents.
The vaccination rollout has been carried out rapidly in September and October./.
