Speaking at a monthly government press conference held in Hanoi on August 11, he said the MoH will accelerate the vaccination when more vaccines arrive in the country.
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As many as 11 million out of 18 million allocated doses of vaccines have been administered to people, accounting for 65 percent, Thuan said.
Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country's current largest pandemic hotspot, is leading the inoculation campaign with over 3.5 million doses administered out of more than 4 million doses it had received, or 88.2 percent. The capital of Hanoi has injected about 1.5 million out of 3 million doses that the city has been allocated.
Thuan said the vaccination rate will be accelerated in HCM City and other provinces in the coming days.
The deputy minister said the viewpoint of the MoH is injecting the vaccines quickly but it must ensure safety from preparation, medicine, mobile vehicles and medical equipment. Emergency resuscitation is must be helpful for the vaccination.
The MoH has also transferred 10,000 doses of imported drugs from India to provide for the treatment of patients in the southern provinces, he said.
More than 11,000 medical workers and students have been mobilized to support HCM City and the southern provinces.
Thuan said he hoped that with the drastic participation of the entire political system from the central and local levels, the MoH and the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, the situation will be soon stabilized and the pandemic will be put under control in the next month.
Source: VNA