Vietnam to give all adults third Covid shot by next March

A medic prepares a Covid-19 vaccine shot in HCMC, October 27, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

Cities and provinces have been ordered to complete vaccinating all people over 18 with the third Covid-19 dose within the next quarter.

Speaking at a Ministry of Health’s meeting held in response to the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness in Hanoi on Monday, Deputy Minister Nguyen Truong Son said cities and provinces must boost the progress to inoculate all adults with the third Covid-19 jab and cross the finish line within the first quarter of 2022.

"Vietnam's vaccination rate and vaccine coverage rate have reached a high level compared to other countries in the region and around the world."

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