Nghe An launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign in spring
(Baonghean.vn) - The campaign was held throughout the 9-day Tet holiday. Medical staff were present 24/7 at the vaccination sites to carry out their duties.
Implementing the Spring Vaccination Campaign 2022 launched by the Prime Minister, Official Dispatch No. 560/UBND dated January 21, 2022 of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, the Health sectorNghe Anhas implemented plan No. 424/SYT-NVY dated January 26, 2022 to carry out the vaccination campaign.COVID-19Spring vaccination campaign across the province with the goal of ensuring that eligible people are vaccinated during the 2022 Lunar New Year.
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| Nghe An launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign in spring. Photo: Pham Huong |
Accordingly, the campaign will be deployed to all people aged 12 and above who have been indicated and are on time for COVID-19 vaccination according to the Ministry of Health's instructions. The campaign will be held throughout the 9-day Tet holiday. Medical staff will be present 24/7 at the vaccination sites to carry out their duties.
All people who have not been vaccinated or have not received enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including those who have recovered from COVID-19 or have had their vaccinations postponed in previous vaccination rounds... will be vaccinated. Nghe An aims to complete the basic vaccination for people aged 12 and over in January 2022 and provide additional doses and booster doses for people aged 18 and over in the first quarter of 2022.
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| Checking the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the spring. Photo: Pham Huong |
On the morning of January 29 (the first day of the Campaign), Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Commander of the Provincial COVID-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, Director of Nghe An Department of Health and leaders of Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control inspected vaccination sites at medical stations in Nghi Loc district, Dien Chau district, Quynh Luu district, Hoang Mai town, and Cua Lo town.
During this inspection, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh clearly directed: The COVID-19 vaccination campaign steering committee at the district level needs to receive and distribute vaccines as soon as possible to units in the area. The commune steering committee "goes to every alley, knocks on every door, checks every subject" to effectively vaccinate those who have not been vaccinated, have not received enough basic doses, provide supplementary doses for those aged 50 and over with underlying diseases, and provide booster doses for those who have completed basic doses within the prescribed time.
For the campaign to be successful and highly effective, it is necessary to have more drastic participation from local authorities and sectors and organizations in mobilizing people to get vaccinated fully, correctly, and on time as prescribed.