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COVID-19 vaccination to ready students for new school year

COVID-19 vaccination to ready students for new school year

(VOVWORLD) - The Prime Minister has issued directives to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination for children over five, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong said at a press briefing on Tuesday.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong (Photo: Minh Duc/VNA)

Ms. Huong said that as of September 5, Vietnam had administered more than 257 million COVID-19 vaccine doses and is now one of the countries with the widest vaccination coverage.

She said vaccination is a safe and effective way to protect children's health, strengthen their immunity against COVID-19, minimize their risk of serious illness and death, and get them ready for the new school year.

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