Home News Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam agreed to allow Ho Chi Minh...

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam agreed to allow Ho Chi Minh City to buy and import Covid-19 vaccines

0

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has officially agreed to the proposal of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the purchase and import of Covid-19 vaccine…

Ho Chi Minh City can now actively source, buy and import Covid-19 vaccines (Artwork). On June 15, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam agreed with the proposal of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the purchase and import of Covid-19 vaccine. At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister asked the organization, implementation and communication to avoid the situation of buying and pushing up vaccine prices. Regarding the implementation of vaccination against Covid-19, the Government has issued Resolution No. 21/NQ-CP dated February 26, which contains content on encouraging eligible units to organize voluntary vaccination for children. requested organizations and individuals. The Ministry of Health is responsible for licensing, testing and quality control of vaccines according to regulations; direct and guide the vaccination according to the required schedule, ensuring safety and effectiveness. Previously, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City submitted a report to the Prime Minister, stating: Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has over 7.2 million people aged 18 and over; there are over 1.6 million workers and workers working at enterprises and corporations in industrial parks. However, so far, Ho Chi Minh City has only received 140,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and deployed the first dose of vaccination to more than 64,000 people and more than 10,000 people injected with two doses. To achieve the goal of herd immunity with over 70% of the population of Ho Chi Minh City being vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, the purchase of a vaccine against Covid-19 is an urgent matter. The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City proposed to the Prime Minister to allow businesses in the city to actively negotiate to source vaccines from reputable manufacturers and distributors in the world, to be imported or exported. hire businesses with the function of importing vaccines to import Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam. After the vaccine is licensed by the Ministry of Health, imported to Vietnam and quarantined to ensure quality, the Prime Minister is requested to allow businesses to sign contracts to hire units with the function of vaccination to deploy. vaccination for all officers and employees of the enterprise on the principle of ensuring safety, quality and price of vaccination services according to the contract agreed between the enterprise and the vaccination unit. At a meeting with the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on June 14, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen also said that the National Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control had opened a favorable mechanism. the most favorable for localities to access vaccine resources. Ho Chi Minh City has also established a working group to buy and inject Covid-19 vaccines, which is coordinated by Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc.

NO COMMENTS