(VOVWORLD) - Since Vietnam began injecting its first 117,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday, 955 people have been vaccinated in Vietnam, according to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI).
 Healthcare workers of Thanh Nhan hospital in Hanoi administer the vaccine. (Photo: VNA) |
They are community volunteers and healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients, taking samples, testing, and tracing contacts.
Nguyen Dieu Thuy, a community volunteer in Ai Quoc ward, Hai Duong province, said, “I’ve already received a vaccine shot. My health is stable so far. I’m on duty at my COVID-19 station. I really hope the pandemic will end soon.”
Vietnam has accessed COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility, which is co-led by GAVI, the World Health Organization, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and UNICEF.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health is engaged in negotiations with Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Gamaleya which produces Sputnik V. Vietnam wants to take advantage all possible vaccine sources to maximize its vaccine coverage.