Ho Chi Minh City started the biggest vaccination campaign in history

Today, June 19, Vietnam started the largest vaccination campaign in history. This is the largest vaccination campaign ever in Ho Chi Minh City.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh attended the launch ceremony of the vaccination campaign, saying that from April 27 to now, Ho Chi Minh City has entered the fourth battle with Covid-19, recording more than 1,000 cases.

"This is the most complicated and unpredictable battle with the fast-spreading mutation, so the number of cases is high, affecting the health, daily life and social security of the people of the city," said the deputy prime minister.

In this vaccination campaign, Ho Chi Minh City deployed 836,000 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine . This is the part of the vaccine among the 966,320 doses supported by Japan in Vietnam, which is mainly distributed to Ho Chi Minh City for large-scale priority groups, in the context of the rapid increase in the number of community Covid-19 cases in the city from the beginning of the year. May 18th.

The number of vaccines distributed in this phase only meets a part of the 2.3 million people who need to be prioritized for vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City, so only workers in industrial parks, export processing zones and industrial zones are given priority, the Deputy Prime Minister said. police force, army".

According to him, currently the vaccine supply is scarce, Vietnam is taking advantage of all possibilities to have more vaccines, faster and sooner. Vaccines are the solution against epidemics, but people are always aware of applying preventive measures according to the 5K message. Vaccination still carries a risk of infection, just a mild infection, no symptoms, no serious illness.

From March 8 to now, the city has deployed 3 rounds of vaccination for more than a million people, of which about 30,000 people have had two injections.

Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Nguyen Huu Hung said that the city deploys 650 injection points per day, the goal is to quickly carry out within 7 days. It is expected to organize the injection of 200,000 doses a day, to be completed before June 27.

"Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating the progress of negotiations to buy a Covid-19 vaccine, the goal is that by the end of this year, two-thirds of the city's residents will be vaccinated. We will organize a screening, closely monitor, ensure that the injection is safe. Always go there, monitor and deal with adverse effects after vaccination," said Mr. Hung.

From 7 a.m., 500 FPT employees were present at the company, made medical declarations, and sat in spaced seats in the ground floor lobby. Nguyen Thi Hong, 30, said she was nervous from last night until now, a bit worried but still believing in vaccines, feeling secure because she was vaccinated to reduce the risk of disease.

"I have prepared fever-reducing medicine, tomorrow is Sunday and I can rest after the injection, so I am not afraid of affecting my work," Ms. Hong said.

Mr. Pham Dang Khoa, born in 1985, another employee of FPT, said that he was informed of the injection yesterday afternoon and agreed to register.

"I think the vaccine will be given to everyone. I'll inject it sooner or later, so I don't have to worry. I travel often, so it's safe to vaccinate. Hope everyone gets vaccinated soon to achieve herd immunity." , Mr. Khoa shared.

On June 17, when receiving the vaccine number to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son said that the city will organize 1,000 vaccination points, expected to complete the injection in 5-7 days. Of which, 786,000 doses of vaccine are administered to priority subjects under Resolution 21 and the remaining 50,000 doses are given to soldiers and police officers in Ho Chi Minh City.

On June 18, the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City assigned the health workers to participate in the implementation of vaccination into 1,032 injection teams, mobilized from 547 units of hospitals, clinics, including private hospitals, medical centers, and health centers. HCM City's Disease Control, health station, vaccination system of VNVC Company...

Medical units under the Ministry of Health based in Ho Chi Minh City also participated in the campaign, including 10 units, each unit divided into 6 injection teams. Health centers set up 29 units, each unit has 2 injection teams. 26 units of private general hospitals, each unit divided into 3 injection teams...

Health workers participating in vaccination activities receive specialized training in vaccination. Staff who directly examine, screen, advise, monitor and handle post-vaccination reactions must have medical qualifications or higher. Vaccination practitioners have intermediate medical or nursing - midwifery degrees or higher.

According to Deputy Minister Son, in the past, injections in Ho Chi Minh City were often carried out at medical facilities, especially district health centers and wards and commune health stations. In this time, the Ministry of Health coordinated with Ho Chi Minh City to take advantage of larger facilities, such as schools or cultural houses in the commune, to inject according to the scheduled appointment, to ensure the distance, after the injection, there is a place to rest. one hour.

From March 8 until now, the city has deployed 3 rounds of vaccination for more than a million people, of which about 30,000 people have received two doses. With this number of vaccines, it is expected that nearly one million people will be vaccinated.

The total number of community infections in Ho Chi Minh City from April 27 to the morning of June 19 increased to 1,386, ranking third in the country in this epidemic. On June 17, the city recorded a total of 149 Covid-19 cases, the highest number of infections per day since the outbreak appeared in early 2020.

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