COVID-19 cases increase, vaccination during holidays, increased protection for risk groups

Which provinces and cities are slow in injecting COVID-19 vaccine?

According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, the total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in our country is 266,152,495. The number of injections administered on April 24 was 7,886 in 12 provinces, including 6,586 injections for people aged 12 and over and 1,300 injections for children aged 5 to under 12. Thus, the number of injections administered on April 24 was many times higher than the previous day.

To date, the total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in our country is more than 266 million doses. It is necessary to continue promoting vaccination to protect high-risk groups.

For the group of 18 years and over:

3rd injection: A total of 52,075,758 injections (81.7%) were administered on the day in 9 provinces with 1,278 people vaccinated.

* 5 provinces and cities with low vaccination rates: Quang Nam (63.6%); Binh Dinh (65.6%); Dong Nai (54%); Tay Ninh (65.7%); Dong Thap (60.7%).

4th injection: A total of 17,758,467 injections (88.6%), 9 provinces deployed on the day with 4,855 people vaccinated.

Age group 12-17:Number of 3rd injections: 5,813,288 injections (69.3%)

• 5 provinces and cities with low vaccination rates: Da Nang (43.7%); Quang Ngai (48.6%); Binh Thuan (44.1%); Ho Chi Minh City (36.4%); Dong Nai (43.1%).
• 3 provinces with high vaccination rates: Bac Giang (99.3%); Lam Dong (111.3%); Soc Trang (103.5%).

Group from 5 - under 12 years old:Total number of injections performed is 18,650,596 injections:

- 1st dose: 10,210,013 injections (92.5%)

• Provinces with low vaccination rates: Hanoi (77.6%); Hai Phong (72.7%); Da Nang (68.6%); Ho Chi Minh City (64.9%), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (77%)

- 2nd dose: 8,440,583 injections (76.4%)

• Provinces with low vaccination rates: Quang Binh (57.4%); Da Nang (37.4%); Quang Nam (50.7%); Ho Chi Minh City (41.7%), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (53.3%)
• COVID-19 vaccine still effective against Omicron variant
• The number of COVID-19 cases in our country has increased in the past 2 weeks. There have been days when the number of new cases exceeded 2,000 cases/day. In the face of increasing cases, the number of COVID-19 patients on oxygen has also increased, and there have been recorded deaths after nearly 4 months, the Ministry of Health continues to recommend promoting COVID-19 vaccination, focusing on prioritizing the protection of high-risk groups (the elderly, people with underlying medical conditions, people with immunodeficiency and pregnant women) who are at risk of severe complications and death when infected with COVID-19.
• Talk to reportersHealth & Life, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dac Phu - former Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, during the upcoming holidays, travel demand will increase, so people need to take preventive measures such as wearing masks, disinfecting and keeping distance in risky areas to avoid increasing the number of cases.

People with suspected symptoms and those in contact with people with suspected symptoms must wear masks. Everyone needs to wear masks to protect themselves and the community, especially vulnerable groups as mentioned above. This not only helps prevent COVID-19 but also other respiratory infections such as influenza A and influenza B.

"Anyone with symptoms should be tested for COVID-19 and finally, follow the Ministry of Health's vaccination schedule."- Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Dac Phu recommends.

Dr. Ngu Duy Nghia - Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Control (Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology) emphasized: the implementation of measures to prevent COVID-19 infection should be done regularly and continuously, especially during the upcoming long holiday. Those who have not received enough doses of vaccine as recommended by the Ministry of Health should urgently get enough doses for the best disease prevention.

"With the Omicron variant, the COVID-19 vaccine is still effective. To prevent COVID-19 infection, in addition to getting enough doses of the vaccine as recommended, people should take preventive measures such as masks and disinfection," said Dr. Ngu Duy Nghia.

Regarding COVID-19 vaccination, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has just issued a plan to vaccinate COVID-19 during the upcoming April 29 - May 3 holiday for city residents aged 18 and over with 59 vaccination points in 22 districts and Thu Duc City.

The leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that complying with and effectively implementing the "Campaign to protect people in high-risk groups" recently issued by the City People's Committee will be decisive in disease prevention. In particular, getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and following the recommendations of the Ministry of Health are always the best measures to help protect yourself, your family and the community from the COVID-19 epidemic.