Ministry of Health asks localities to make plans for booster shots

The Ministry of Health has asked localities to review their demand for COVID-19 vaccination and make plans for booster shots as the basis for the ministry to allocate vaccines in the remainder of 2021 and into 2022.

A person is vaccinated against COVID-19.
A person is vaccinated against COVID-19.

Provincial and municipal authorities are required to calculate the number of children in three age groups: 3-11, 12-15 and 16-17 and calculate the vaccine demand for each group.

They also need to make vaccination plans for children aged 3 and above and adults in 2022, including third and fourth booster shots for people already inoculated with two doses.

At a recent conference, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said it is proposing providing a third dose for high-risk people and frontline workers in November and December.

The city is also planning to vaccinate children aged 3 and above in 2022.

Data on the national vaccination portal shows that Vietnam has administered 82,051,163 doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of November 1.

As of October 19, the Ministry of Health had received and allocated nearly 105 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.