More Covid-19 vaccination violations found in Can Tho

Can Tho City is verifying a report that 57 children had been given Covid-19 vaccine shots.

Trinh Minh Thang, party secretary of Thot Not District, Can Tho City, has said the district were verifying a report that 57 children had been given Covid-19 vaccine shots.

  

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He went on to say they were also reviewing the vaccination programme in the city and all related individuals and organisations would be held accountable.

Duong Tan Hien, vice chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee said, "Thot Not District has not submitted any report to the city authorities yet. It is wrong to vaccinate children without authority approval."

On September 13, Nguyen Kim Hai, director of Thot Not Health Station was suspended from his work for 15 days for prioritising the Covid-19 vaccination of a local child aged 13. He later said that several children under 18 were also vaccinated as they were relatives of frontline medical staff.

On September 14, a list of vaccinated people was posted on the internet. According to the list, a total of 362 people were vaccinated on August 11 including 57 children who were vaccinated with Pfizer at a vaccination point at Thot Not Secondary School.

The Ministry of Health has not issued any announcement or approval for child vaccination. Children are currently not in the prioritised group for vaccination.