Hanoi starts COVID-19 inoculation for children aged 15-17
Hanoi began vaccinating children aged 15-17 against COVID-19 from November 23 morning, using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)The municipal Health Department allocated 304,140 doses to 30 districts to give the first jab to children aged 15-17 studying and living in the city. This inoculation drive is expected to be completed by November 25.
A total of 791,921 children in Hanoi will receive vaccine shots (Photo: VNA)In the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, Hanoi will conduct vaccinations for all children aged 12-17. It is expected that 791,921 children will receive vaccine shots./.
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