In the first quarter of 2022, Nghe An will inject nearly 2 million additional doses and booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

January 4, Provincial People's CommitteeNghe Anissued Plan No. 05/KH-UBND to implement additional and booster doses.VaccineCovid-19 prevention in Nghe An province in 2022. The plan was issued to proactively prevent and control the epidemic by using COVID-19 vaccines for at-risk groups and the community.

According to the Plan: The campaign to inject additional doses and booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines is deployed in all communes, wards and towns across the province. The vaccines used are qualified vaccines from the vaccine source distributed by the Ministry of Health to increase vaccine coverage for the people.

Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 12-17. Photo: Duc Anh

The total number of additional doses is 362,351 doses, the number of booster doses is 1,612,081 doses... The implementation period is from January 2022 to the end of the first quarter of 2022. The campaign for additional doses and booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine ensures a high coverage rate and vaccine usage rate of over 95% for people of vaccination age. Nghe An mobilizes the entire political system to participate in the campaign; mobilizes maximum forces to support vaccination implementation.

The subjects of the supplementary dose are people aged 18 and over, ensuring coverage for all people aged 50 and over with moderate and severe immunodeficiency such as people with organ transplants, cancer, HIV, being treated with immunosuppressants or having been treated within 6 months; people who have been fully vaccinated with the basic dose of Sinopharm vaccine or Sputnik V vaccine... The type of supplementary vaccine is the same type of vaccine as the basic dose or Pfizer, Moderna vaccine. The interval between 1 additional injection after the last injection of the basic dose is from 28 days to 3 months. People who have been vaccinated with the supplementary dose are considered to have completed the basic dose.

The subjects of the booster dose are people aged 18 and over who have received the full basic dose or supplementary dose, ensuring coverage for all people with underlying diseases, people requiring long-term care at medical facilities, people aged 50 and over, people directly testing, caring for, and treating Covid-19 patients, and medical staff. The type of vaccine to be given the booster dose is the basic dose vaccine or Pfizer, Moderna, and Astrazeneca vaccines. The interval between 01 booster dose is at least 3 months after the last dose of the basic dose.

The plan also clearly states the requirements for receiving, transporting, preserving vaccines, organizing vaccination, ensuring vaccination safety, applying information technology to manage vaccination, managing subjects and vaccination facilities, communication work, managing syringes and medical waste after vaccination, monitoring vaccine quality and vaccination activities; clearly assigning the responsibilities of the Department of Health, the Provincial Military Command, the Department of Finance, the Department of Information and Communications, and the People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities in implementing the campaign.