In order to ensure that 100,000 doses of vaccines per day are administered according to the province's plan by the number of vaccines allocated, localities have mobilized maximum human resources to rapidly inject the target groups according to the regulations. In addition to the grassroots medical force, many localities have mobilized private medical facilities to join hands to speed up the vaccination schedule to complete the vaccination of all vaccines allocated by Ministry of Health to the province by the end of August 10.
The vaccination team is vaccinating teachers in the area of Phu Hoa ward in Thu Dau Mot city
Forces gathered to administer rapid public vaccination
As noted by the reporter, in the morning of August 6, in Thu Dau Mot city, localities simultaneously launched the drives to speed up the progress of vaccination against Covid-19 according to the list of priority subjects as well as expanded subjects to include people and workers in risky areas. The injection sites in the localities have been arranged reasonably and methodically by ensuring the distance according to the regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control. Talking to reporters, Mr. Tran Sy Nam, Deputy Chairman of People's Committee cum Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in Thu Dau Mot city, said that he had followed the direction of the provincial Party Committee, the provincial People's Committee and the wards. The city has continued to urgently inject 32,000 doses of vaccines for people including workers and residents in the city.
In order to keep up with the vaccination schedule, the city has mobilized 100% of the medical forces in the area in the form of 1 fixed vaccination site for each locality and 1 mobile vaccination team to go to the hostels for vaccination on workers. In addition, the city also mobilized more private medical facilities to support the vaccination drives. Many students and teachers have also volunteered to help with data entry.
“Accordingly, there are 14 groups of subjects being injected in this phase; in which priority is given to those on the front lines of Covid-19 prevention and control and those who have received the first round of vaccination and expanded to people in high-risk areas, "green zones", "red zones", people and businesses that support local authorities in Covid-19 prevention and control. The city has deployed simultaneously in 14 wards in the area with 22 fixed vaccination sites," said Mr. Nam.
Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Trong An, Chairman of People's Committee of Ben Cat town, said that the province is the "yellow zone" of the province that determines the strategy of rapid vaccination for people, especially the frontline forces. Covid-19 prevention and control is very important, currently the town has carried out 5 injection sites with 11,280 doses for 10,710 people, of which 10,140 people were injected the first doses and 570 people injected the second doses. In the 6th injection drive, the town is allotted 21,600 doses of vaccines. The locality has also deployed injection from August 5 of 1,102 doses. In order to keep up with the schedule of injecting all of the above, the town organized 2 groups (10 desks) for mobile injections and 1 fixed site at My Phuoc Hospital, 8 health stations of communes and wards and mobile sites decided by communes and wards.
People feel delight and peaceful at heart upon vaccination
Phu Hoa ward of Thu Dau Mot city has organized a fixed injection site located at Tuoi Ngoc Kindergarten on Tran Van On Street. This is the second day that the ward organizes vaccination for all teachers and staffs at schools of all levels in the area. Being vaccinated before the new school year has received positive feedback from teachers. All said that being vaccinated against Covid-19 in the current complicated epidemic situation will help teachers and people working in the education industry feel more secure to enter the new academic year.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Tri, Vice Principal of Phu Hoa Secondary School, said that all 93 staffs and teachers working at the school have been vaccinated with the first doses of vaccines. Being vaccinated will help teachers be more confident in class; they would be no longer worried as before. In order to join hands to bring the vaccination drives to progress, the school also has 7 volunteer teachers to support the local vaccination activities.
Expressing the same peace of mind and joy when being vaccinated against Covid-19, Mr. Le Van Dong, a native of Thanh Hoa province and a worker staying in Quarter 8 of Phu Hoa ward, said that vaccination will help everyone feel more secure about health as well as continue to well implement the Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control measures of the government and localities. He also wished that all people would be vaccinated to quickly repel Covid-19.
In this Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the province has allocated a large amount of vaccines to localities to conduct a rapid vaccination campaign for people and workers who are living and working locally. Mr. Nguyen Phuong Linh, Chairman of Dau Tieng District People's Committee, said that according to the plan, the district will prioritize vaccination on people and workers in high-risk areas, especially those with weak health status and the elderly (over 65 years old). To ensure effective vaccination, the district assigned communes and towns to conduct two parallel Covid-19 screening programs combined with vaccination on the principle of making sure well-put vaccination.
Reported by Minh Duy – Dinh Thang – Translated by Vi Bao
