Learn about COVID-19 vaccines approved in Vietnam
Vietnam has officially launched the largest vaccination campaign in history - COVID-19 vaccination for all people over 18 years old.
On the morning of July 10, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health coordinated with the Ministry of National Defense and other ministries and branches to officially launch the COVID-19 vaccination campaign nationwide with the goal of protecting the health and lives of the people and soon returning life to normal.
This is the largest national vaccination campaign ever with millions of injections performed in a short time. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and gave an important speech at the launching ceremony.
Along with that, the Ministry of Health has approved 5 types of vaccines for urgent needs in preventing and fighting the COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam. Let's learn about the COVID-19 vaccines approved by the Ministry of Health and how they work to create immunity for the body!
Photo: City Center for Disease Control. Ho Chi Minh
According to a report from the Ministry of Health, although vaccine resources are scarce on a global scale, with great efforts, in 2021, Vietnam will have 105 million doses of vaccine and will reach 150 million doses to create community immunity by the end of 2021 and early 2022. This July alone, more than 9 million doses of vaccine will arrive in Vietnam.
The vaccination campaign is developed and organized by ministries, branches and localities to be deployed from the perspective of "vaccinating the fastest, most widely, ensuring safety, effectiveness, fairness and publicity".