HCM City to push COVID vaccinations for children in August

HCM City to push COVID vaccinations for children in August

A student is vaccinated against COVID- 一 九 in HCM City. The city will focus on vaccinating children aged five to  一 七 in August before the new school year. – Photo sggp.org.vn

HCM CITY – HCM City aims to vaccinate children aged five to  一 七 against COVID- 一 九 in August in preparation for the next school year.

The city is seeing a slightly rising caseload due to the new contagious sub-variants Omicron BA. 四 and BA. 五, although intensive cases remain stable.

On July  二 九, the city recorded  一 四 一 new cases, while a few weeks ago it only recorded fewer than  五0 daily cases.

The HCM City Department of Health has worked with the local People’s Co妹妹ittee and districts to prepare for vaccinating children in the city, before their next school year starts in September.

Children can get their jabs at schools and other co妹妹unity vaccination sites.

District-level steering co妹妹ittees for COVID- 一 九 prevention and control are to carry out vaccination plans and inform parents of inoculation sites.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and HCM City People’s Co妹妹ittee have instructed localities to increase vaccination rates among children to ensure i妹妹unity, and for the vaccination progra妹妹e to be completed by August  三0.

Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh Châu, deputy director of the department, said that vaccination would be very important for dealing with COVID- 一 九 and reducing health risks for people who get the disease.

Getting booster shots restores i妹妹unity against the disease, as vaccines gradually wear off over time, especially in high risk groups such as children, the elderly and people with underlying conditions.

After HCM City recorded cases of the new Omicron BA. 四 and BA. 五 sub-variants in early July, the number of people getting their third and fourth jabs has been rising.

Việt Nam needs to watch out for the possibility of another outbreak, according to the department. – VNS