Another 250,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccine are about to arrive in Nghe An

On the morning of October 8, Mr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of the Department of Health said that Nghe An has so far administered nearly 650,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine. Of these, 90,517 people have received two doses of vaccine, accounting for 3.9% of the total number of people aged 18 and over. More than 559,000 people in Nghe An have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Also according to Mr. Tue,200,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccineThe doses that Nghe An received in the previous batch have been completed. Currently, the Ministry of Health has just decided to allocate an additional 250,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccine to Nghe An, however, it is expected that they will be shipped back to the country next week.

"We are considering whether we can save these 250,000 doses for the second injection for those who just received the first injection a few days ago. Because this Vero-Cell vaccine does not allow mixing injections," Mr. Tue said. According to recommendations, the time from the first injection to the second injection is about 3 to 4 weeks.

Vaccination for small traders in Vinh City. Photo: Quang An

Thus, with the addition of the 250,000 doses that are about to arrive, Nghe An has been allocated more than 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, Nghe An is the 4th most populous province in the country, currently having more than 2.3 million citizens aged 18 and over.

To date, more than 36 million people in Vietnam have been vaccinated against Covid-19, of which nearly 13 million have received two doses. Vietnam aims to receive 150 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine this year, vaccinating about 70% of the population, in order to achieve community immunity.