Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao Ministry of Health haslaunched a COVID-19 vaccination drive for children at the age of five with the aim of getting 80% of its population vaccinated against the disease within thisyear.
Lao Minister of Health Sanong Thongsana said that after consultingwith international experts and learning lessons from other countries as well asits own practical experience, the country has started to inject Pfizer vaccine for five-year-old children.
Sanong noted that COVID-19 has posedadverse impacts to public health, stressing that vaccination is still the mosteffective medical solution to prevent the spreading of the pandemic.
The Lao Government has mobilised all resources to ensurethat all people from urban to remote areas fully access COVID-19 vaccines, hesaid.
According to the minister, so far, more than 5.9 millionpeople, or nearly 81% of the Lao population, have received one COVID-19 vaccinedose, while more than 5.2 million have received two doses, reaching 72%./.
Lao Minister of Health Sanong Thongsana said that after consultingwith international experts and learning lessons from other countries as well asits own practical experience, the country has started to inject Pfizer vaccine for five-year-old children.
Sanong noted that COVID-19 has posedadverse impacts to public health, stressing that vaccination is still the mosteffective medical solution to prevent the spreading of the pandemic.
The Lao Government has mobilised all resources to ensurethat all people from urban to remote areas fully access COVID-19 vaccines, hesaid.
According to the minister, so far, more than 5.9 millionpeople, or nearly 81% of the Lao population, have received one COVID-19 vaccinedose, while more than 5.2 million have received two doses, reaching 72%./.
VNA
