At a vaccination site in HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) –Ho Chi Minh City is planning to vaccinate more than 7.2 million persons aged 18 andabove this year.
Priority will be given to theelderly, those with underlying diseases, women with at least 13 weeks of pregnancy,breastfeeding mothers, and front-liners in the COVID-19 fight and economicdevelopment.
The vaccination campaignwill be divided into three stages, starting on August 29, with a total of8,145,900 doses of vaccines.
To ensure sufficientsupply of vaccines, municipal authorities will negotiate to purchaseand call for donation of vaccines as instructed by competent agencies and in line with the law.
From March 8 to August 27,the city injected over 5.8 million shots. About 83 percent of the adults aged 18 and above in the cityhave been vaccinated./.
