Under-12 children in Quang Ninh to receive COVID-19 vaccination on April 14

The first Moderna COVID-19 vaccine lot for children from 5 to under 12 years old, which arrived in Vietnam on April 8, will be administered to sixth-grade students in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 14, according to Assoc Prof. Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Vice Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).
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Hanoi (VNA) – The first Moderna COVID-19 vaccine lot forchildren from 5 to under 12 years old, which arrived in Vietnam on April 8,will be administered to sixth-grade students in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 14, according to AssocProf. Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Vice Director of the National Institute of Hygieneand Epidemiology (NIHE).

Speaking at a press conference on April 13, Hong said that the vaccines, donated by the Australian Government,will be transported to other localities for the vaccination of childrennext week.
She advised parents to fully inform medical staff on the healthconditions of their children to ensure safety, while closely monitoring thechildren’s health after vaccination.

The Ministry of Health has approved Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children from 5 to under 12, who will receive two shots of the same kind, with the second shot injected fourweeks after the first one. The dosage will be 2ml for Pfizer and 0.25ml forModerna.

Prof. Dr. Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Health Ministry’s Departmentof Preventive Medicine said that Vietnam has 11.8 million children aging from 5to under 12, of whom about 8.2 million have yet to be infected withCOVID-19. He said the children are expected to receive full two shots by the end of the secondquarter of this year.

About 3.6 million children who recovered from COVID-19 willreceive COVID-19 vaccine shots three months after their recovery, said Lan.

Earlier on March 31, the Ministry of Health approved theinjection of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children from 5 to under 12 yearsold./.

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