Illustration. On April 22, Thai Nguyen Central Hospital organized the first vaccination of COVID-19 in 2021 for 200 officers, nurses, doctors and health workers participating in epidemic prevention. Thai Nguyen Central Hospital is the first unit in Thai Nguyen province to implement COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccination phase 1 with 1,340 doses. In which, there are 820 doses for hospital staff, the rest are prioritized subjects in this round such as: Medical staff of some medical facilities in the city. Thai Nguyen, members of the steering committee at all levels, staff participating in epidemic prevention … In order for COVID-19 vaccination to take place safely and effectively, before that, the Board of Directors and the Steering Committee for COVID-19 epidemic prevention of the Hospital surveyed the reality and selected a convenient injection site. 3 injection tables, receiving area, screening examination as well as post-injection monitoring, ensuring specified requirements. The hospital also organized training and re-training the vaccination procedure; update and supplement specific provisions in COVID-19 vaccination for all health workers participating in the stages of the vaccination process, organizing vaccination and ensuring vaccination safety in highest level; direct relevant departments to receive vaccines one day in advance and preserve them according to regulations. The vaccination process is taken seriously from the registration stage; screening to follow-up for post-vaccination adverse events. The campaign for vaccination against COVID-19, phase 1, in 2021 will take place in 2 times: 1st time (1st injection) from 22/4 to 10/5/2021; 2nd injection (2 injection) will take place 4 – 12 weeks after the first injection. To ensure vaccination safety, Thai Nguyen Central Hospital has arranged a post-vaccination monitoring area so that all injecting people can have health monitoring as prescribed.

Ballarat, one of two warships dispatched by Australia to assist in the search for the missing Indonesian submarine. Photo: Australian Department of Defense It is expected that the Ballarat warships of the Australian Navy equipped with sonic radar and multi-role helicopters MH-60R will arrive in the search area on April 23. The second ship, Sirius, operating in the area off the coast of Brunei will arrive on April 27. In particular, according to the Australian Department of Defense, Sirius can provide fuel, drinking water and many essentials for ships participating in the search. Australia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced earlier that it would do whatever it could to assist Indonesia in finding the submarine in distress. Meanwhile, the country’s Defense Ministry confirmed that it would keep close contact with Indonesia in case it could provide additional assistance to the search. Submarine KRI Nanggala-402 of the Indonesian Navy, along with its crew of 53, went missing on April 21 while participating in a torpedo launch exercise. The Indonesian army, along with the help of the navy, of some countries are working all out to find the ship in distress in the context that the amount of oxygen used on the ship is only enough until the morning of April 24.