Ministries support resumption of international flights next week

A Vietnam Airlines aircraft lands at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, June 15, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

Several ministries have voiced support for the Ministry of Transport’s recommendation to resume international flights on December 15, saying the high vaccination rates have basically brought Covid-19 under control.

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said at a government meeting Thursday that 97 percent of the country’s population aged 18 and above have got at least one dose of a Covid vaccine and around 70 percent are fully vaccinated.

Of people in the 12-17 age group, 55.7 percent have received at least one shot.

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