Deploying the plan to quickly inject the 3rd doses of COVID-19 vaccines on all people of all ages and localities in the province quickly organized vaccination teams to residential areas, to the elderly and the vulnerable. Many localities have mobilized public and private health forces to organize overnight vaccinations for people, ensuring that all residents including temporary residents receive all 3 doses of the vaccines according to the spirit of guidelines of the province.
Rapidly injecting the 3rd dose of vaccines for people
As noted from March 8th, localities quickly implemented vaccination plans for people. In the spirit of urgency, "the best vaccine is the earliest vaccine" and with the experience gained through injections, localities have deployed very quickly from logistics, equipment, and transportation, preserve of vaccines to mobilize support forces at injection sites and organize injections. In addition, the work of ensuring security and order is also paid special attention by localities in the coordination between police and military forces to provide support at the injection site.
In Binh An ward, Di An city, vaccination work is held overnight to ensure that people present with adequate health conditions and enough time to receive the injection are all vaccinated. 3. Steering Committee for Prevention and Control During the Covid-19 epidemic in the ward, the locality had previously consolidated 67 community Covid groups with nearly 200 members to go to the neighborhoods to organize a review and statistics of cases in the age group who had not received the second and third doses of injections.
Present to direct the organization of vaccination for people, Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Hue, Secretary of the Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control in Binh An ward, said that the review and statistics uncovered many having injected the 3rd dose in another locality or having just injected the 1st and 2nd dose but failing to return to the first injection site. There are also cases of people and workers who do not properly understand the benefits of vaccination but follow incorrect information about side effects and refuse to take the 3rd dose injection. Coordinating communication among the local Fatherland Front, mass organizations, community COVID groups, many people and workers have grasped and understood the benefits of vaccination, so they registered for the vaccination. In addition, in order to facilitate vaccination on injured people, the elderly, the weak, the disabled, etc. who cannot go to the fixed injection site, the locality has also organized mobile injection to serve them," said Ms. Hue.
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Binh An ward medical staff are carrying out overnight vaccination against COVID-19 for locals
In many cases like Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Ly, a resident at Noi Hoa 2 neighborhood, who had a traffic accident and couldn't walk, the 2 times he was injected by the mobile injection team and the 3rd dose injection he would be also supported by the team. “All my 3 doses of injections were given by the mobile injection team at my house. Although I rarely move out of the house, my family has relatives who often go in and out, so getting 3 injections helps patients like me feel more secure," said Mr. Ly.
People are excited when they have gotten all the 3 shots by now. As noted by us at the injection sites overnight, all the people were very happy with the overnight vaccinations. Mr. Le Duc Phong, a pensioner of Binh An ward, said that more than 10 days ago he recovered from COVID-19. Thanks to having had 2 doses of the vaccines, he was only mildly affected and quickly recovered. “I personally went through a time of illness to see the benefits of vaccination. If I had not gotten vaccinated at my 78, I would probably not be able to get through. In my opinion, vaccines are meant to protect us and reduce the risk of serious illness even avoid death, but it is not completely preventive. Therefore, even though the vaccines have been given with enough doses, in order to protect ourselves and the community, everyone needs to seriously implement the "5K" in our daily life and work," said Phong.
Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Minh Chau of Health Station of Binh An ward, shared that due to the lack of medical staff like the last times, local health care had to mobilize more private medical forces to support to vaccination to ensure that by March 20 vaccination for people who have not received the 2nd and 3rd shots would be basically fulfilled. In addition, in the face of a complicated epidemic situation with the current Omicron variant, the ward medical force encouraged to work together to complete the injection on time and on schedule for the people.
Currently, the disease situation is well controlled by the province because most people have received 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. As noted in the past few days, although the number of cases has increased in the community, there have been few cases of serious or life-threatening illness. However, according to the recommendations of the health sector, people are absolutely not subjective or neglectful before epidemic prevention and control measures, especially by well implementing the "5K" of Ministry of Health to protect their health and the community.
Reported by Minh Duy – Translated by Vi Bao
