Nearly 33,000 children aged 5-11 in Nghe An have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Information from Nghe An Center for Disease Control: As of the morning of April 25, Nghe An had 32,577 children aged 5-11 vaccinated.VaccineCovid-19 room

Covid-19 vaccination at Lam Thanh Secondary School, Hung Nguyen District. Photo: My Ha

The specific number of vaccinated children in 21 districts, cities and towns is as follows: Anh Son has 1,160 children, Con Cuong has 1,700 children, Cua Lo has 417 children, Dien Chau has 3,335 children, Do Luong has 1,451 children, Hoang Mai has 1,460 children, Hung Nguyen has 947 children, Ky Son has 818 children, Nam Dan has 940 children, Nghi Loc has 1,371 children, Nghia Dan has 1,348 children, Que Phong has 627 children, Quy Chau has 621 children, Quy Hop has 1,300 children, Quynh Luu has 3,240 children, Tan Ky has 1,387 children, Thai Hoa has 493 children, Thanh Chuong has 4,500 children, Vinh city has 1,984 children, Tuong Duong has 478 children, Yen Thanh has 3,000 children.

Nghe An province began vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 against Covid-19 on April 20; by April 22, 21 districts, cities and towns began mass vaccination.

The vaccine to vaccinate children from 5 to 11 years old against Covid-19 is the Moderna vaccine with a dose of 0.25 ml. Vaccination for children from 5 to 11 years old is carried out in a rolling manner, starting from older children to younger children.

Thanks to the close coordination between the health sector, the education sector and localities, the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years old was carried out in absolute safety, with no strong reactions occurring.

Previously, the Ministry of Health provided 82,600 doses of vaccine to Nghe An province to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 against Covid-19. The Nghe An Center for Disease Control has distributed these vaccines to 21 districts, cities and towns. This week, Nghe An continues to vaccinate all the vaccines provided./.

Thanh Chung