Ministry of Health adds regulations on groups of people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19

The Ministry of Health has just issued Decision 3445/QD-BYT, amending and supplementing the Temporary Guidelines for Pre-screening ExaminationCovid-19 vaccination.

In the new decision, the Ministry of Health replaces the Covid-19 Vaccine Pre-Vaccination Screening Form. According to this new guideline, people with a history of anaphylaxis of grade 2 or higher (specifying the allergen) are contraindicated for vaccination with the same type of vaccine.

According to the decision of the Ministry of Health, Nghe An province was allocated 16,100 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the second phase. Based on the vaccination plan, Nghe An has distributed this amount of vaccine to localities and units in the province. Photo courtesy of Thanh Chung

In addition, the Decision also clearly states that people in the group that delay vaccination include:

- Had Covid-19 within 6 months

- Received another Covid-19 vaccine within the past 14 days

- Have a chronic disease that is getting worse

- Severe immune response impairment, end-stage cancer, splenectomy, taking immunosuppressants, high-dose corticosteroids (equivalent to or greater than 2 mg prednisolone/kg/day for at least 7 days)

- Acute illness

- Pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding

The Ministry of Health's guidelines stipulate that people must be transferred for vaccination and monitored at the hospital if they have: History of allergy to any allergen; history of underlying disease, chronic disease that is stable; history of blood clotting/hemostatic disorders or are taking anticoagulants; ≥ 65 years old; abnormal vital signs (specify) such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, breathing rate..., abnormal; abnormal signs when listening to the heart and lungs; impaired perception.

The Ministry of Health said that on July 15, 21,815 more people were vaccinated against Covid-19. Thus, a total of 4,185,623 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been vaccinated, of which: The number of people who have received 1 dose is 3,890,947 people. The number of people who have received 2 doses is 294,676 people./.