Instalment payment vaccine packages launched

High-quality vaccines are available to people on low income with a zero percent interest rate on instalment payments.
Instalment payment vaccine packages launched ảnh 1Instalment payment vaccine packages have been launched at vaccination centres of the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - High-qualityvaccines are available to people on low income with a zero percent interestrate on instalment payments.

The programme is the first of its kind in Vietnamand is available on a monthly repayment plan for adults and children in Hanoi,Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai.

The plan has been launched at all fivevaccination centres of the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company.

Ngo Chi Dung, director of the company saidpatients registering for vaccine packages worth 3 million VND (129 USD) or morewould be eligible to the programme.

Patients are required to have a credit cardfrom the company’s partner banks, and the monthly instalments will be deductedfrom their bank account over six months.

Currently, as many as six banks have joinedthe programme, including HSBC, Techcombank, VIB, Sacombank, TPBank, andStandard Chartered.

There were three vaccine packages availablefor children, adults and pregnant women.

Children aging under one and two years oldwould be provided with 11 types of vaccines costing 12.5 million VND (537 USD)and 17.8 million VND (765 USD) respectively.

Adults and expectant mothers would be givenfive types of vaccines worth between 3.5million VND (150 USD) and 5.5 million VND(236 USD) and between 2.3 million VND (98 USD) and 3.2 million VND (137 USD)respectively.

Dung said those who registered for theprogramme would agree to have vaccines, free check-ups and consultations andthe prices of vaccines would not increase when the package during the length ofthe contract.

Le Thi Thanh Tinh, resident in Bien Hoa city’sLong Binh Ward said she appreciated the plan as it helped many parents easefinancial burdens when they decided to choose high-quality vaccination service.

Tinh said she had twins, so all the costsdoubled. The division of the money for small sums in six months was a goodsolution for her and her family.

In addition, she said she no longer worriesabout a shortage of vaccines for her babies.

Ta Thanh Doan, another parent in Bien Hoa city,said before registering for the programme, he had to take his three children toHCM City, which was 30 kilometres away, to get vaccinated.

Nguyen Thi Tuyet Ha, representative of VIBtold Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that in fact, the Vietnam Vaccine Joint StockCompany would pay the interest rate of 2.15 percent per month of credit cardowners for the banks.

Ha said the programme brought benefits forall people and encouraged them to get vaccinated to prevent diseases andimprove their health.

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company hasfive vaccination centres, including two in Hanoi, two in HCM City and one in DongNai province.-VNS/VNA
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