An Giang hospital takes down notice for unlicensed paid vaccine service

A private hospital in An Giang Province has taken down the announcement for their upcoming paid Covid-19 vaccine service which has not been approved and licensed by the Ministry of Health.

A private hospital in An Giang Province has taken down the announcement for their upcoming paid Covid-19 vaccine service which has not been approved and licensed by the Ministry of Health.

  

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Lu Quoc Hung, director of Hanh Phuc Hospital, admitted the wrongdoing during a meeting with An Giang Department of Health on July 16. Hung said the announcement had been taken down on July 15 and they would accept punishment.

The inspectorate at the Department of Information and Technology would work with the Department of Health to review the regulations and violations to determine the punishment.

According to Hung, one of 31 companies in HCM City, which has the licence to import Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam, promised to provide to Hanh Phuc Hospital 10,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

"They asked me whether I wanted the doses and I was thrilled. They told me to put up the announcement for paid vaccine service and wait for approval from the Ministry of Health. Each shot is estimated to cost VND1.5million (USD65)," Hung said.

Hung said Hanh Phuc Hospital has only received applications, they hadn't collected any fees yet. From July 10 to 15, over 36,000 people applied for the service. Hung said he was also surprised at the demand.