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During the meeting of the Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Covid-19 in Hanoi on the afternoon of February 22, Mr. Hoang Duc Hanh, Deputy Director of the Health Department, said that the unitintrigue Popular Committee of the City. Hanoi sent an official letter to the Ministry of Health regarding the request for assistance in purchasing the Covid-19 vaccine.
“We propose to the city to send documents to buy about 15 million doses of vaccine to inject 2 doses for every person 18 years of age or older,” Hanh said.
As of January 29, Hanoi had 35 cases of Covid-19 infection, in 8 districts, including Nam Tu Liem, Dong Anh, Cau Giay, Me Linh, Hai Ba Trung, Dong Da, Ba Dinh, and Tay Ho. The epidemic is basically under control, with more than 41,000 people returning from epidemic areas negative for SARS-CoV-2.
Before that, in cOnline meeting with the provinces on the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic on the morning of February 19, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that the Health Ministry is actively coordinating with other organizations to negotiate. Soon there was a vaccine against Covid-19.
In 2021, Vietnam needs 150 million doses of vaccine for the entire population. The Ministry of Health has committed to receiving 30 million doses of vaccine from the donor source under the COVAX program (trying to return to Vietnam in the last 6 months of 2021), and importing 30 million doses of vaccine from the AstraZeneca company.
Therefore, in 2021, Vietnam is expected to have 60 million doses of vaccine.
In addition, the Ministry of Health is also actively negotiating with other companies, with the aim of ensuring vaccines for each citizen. The ministry will prioritize vaccines in epidemic and high-risk areas.
“Try it in 2021, people have full access to vaccines to restructure the economy and bring life back to normal,” the minister said.
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