Hanoi started vaccinating children aged 15-17 against Covid-19 from November 23, using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
A student at the Quang Trung High School in Dong Da District is given Covid-19 vaccination on November 23. Photo by Dantri/Dtinews
The municipal Health Department allocated 304,140 doses to 30 districts to give the first jab to children aged 15-17 studying and living in the city. This inoculation drive is expected to be completed by November 25.
Student wait to get Covid-29 vaccine at Quang Trung High School in Dong Da District on November 23.
The vaccination locations are schools for their students, or health stations for children who do not go to school or study in other localities. Children with congenital diseases or chronic diseases will receive jabs at hospitals.
On Tuesday morning, 662 students of grade 12 at Quang Trung High School in Dong Da District were given the vaccine.
In the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, Hanoi will conduct vaccinations for all children aged 12-17. It is expected that 791,921 children will receive vaccine shots./.