An additional 1,682 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine returned to Vietnam on May 16

On May 13, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) affirmed that on May 16 there will be an additional 1,682 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca through the chapter. Facility Covax Facility transferred to Vietnam. The Ministry of Health will allocate this vaccine source to all localities.
According to Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, the Ministry of Health has been and continues to accelerate the search, access and negotiation of vaccine sources to ensure adequate vaccination for the people. Along with that, the Ministry of Health has also deployed synchronous solutions to ensure safe vaccination in this largest immunization campaign.

Previously, on February 24, more than 117,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were first produced by the British AstraZeneca Company, and imported by the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) under the permission of the Ministry of Health. present in Vietnam. Next, on April 1, 811,200, the first Covid-19 vaccine dose of the Covax Facility program through UNICEF arrived in Vietnam. By the end of May 12, the whole country had 62 provinces and cities completed the vaccination of Covid-19 with 942,030 injections of Covid-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca for people who are health workers. are directly treating Covid-19 patients, medical staff perform tasks such as sampling, testing, tracing, members of Covid-19 community groups, steering committee for epidemic prevention all levels, police forces, the army according to the Resolution 21 / NQ-CP of the Government dated February 26, 2021. Step 1: Access to https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or directly download at App Store or Play Store. Step 2: Once downloaded, the app will ask for Bluetooth permission to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth isn’t open, drag the status notification bar and turn on Bluetooth; Or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: After the installation is complete, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them on the contact list.