Health Ministry recommends not periodically testing fully vaccinated people
The Ministry of Health has recommended not conducting periodical COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated people who received the last shot at least 14 days but not more than 12 months, or former patients who have recovered from the disease within six months.
Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has
recommended not conducting periodical COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated
people who received the last shot at least 14 days but not more than 12 months, or former patients who have recovered from the disease within six
months.The recommendation was made as part of an urgent document sent by the ministry to governmental agencies, sectors, provinces and centrally run cities regarding COVID-19 testing direction for business and production facilities.
To strengthen pandemic prevention and control and facilitate business and production activities in the new context, the ministry proposed conducting screening testing for all cases of employees with suspected COVID-19 symptoms such as cough, fever, and shortness of breath, and those with related epidemiological factors.
For enterprises in high-risk provinces and cities, real time RT–PCR or rapid antigen tests are required every week for 20 percent of high-risk workers and all direct service providers to the facilities.
For those in risky localities, real time RT–PCR or rapid antigen tests are required at least
twice a week for at least 5-10 percent of high-risk workers and all direct service
providers to the facilities.
Testing results should be immediately reported to the local medical stations.
Production and business establishments are solely responsible for the quality of antigen tests, testing procedures, and results, stressed the ministry./.
Production and business establishments are solely responsible for the quality of antigen tests, testing procedures, and results, stressed the ministry./.