Vietnam to continue with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
Head of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Dang Duc Anh, said that Vietnam has so far given the AstraZeneca vaccines to nearly 1,600 local people over the past four days and no blood clot incidents have been recorded.
"We’ll continue with the vaccine in our campaign and will tightly monitor possible reactions," the official said.
Vietnam launched the first national Covid-19 vaccination campaign on March 8, using more than 117,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for local medical workers and those participating in the anti-virus activities in virus-hit areas.
This is the first batch of the 30 million doses that Vietnam is expected to receive from AstraZeneca this year under a recently-signed deal with the manufacturer.
According to the National Expanded Immunisation Programme, most of the vaccinated people displayed normal symptoms such as muscle pain, fatigue, fever, headache, chills, pain at the injection spot and nausea. Nine people experienced anaphylactic shock and have all recovered quickly.
Several European nations and Thailand have suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in their programmes over blood clot fears.
