This is a type of vaccine developed by Sinopharm Group (China) on the purchase of the State budget. This time, most of the provinces facing with the Covid-19 epidemic receive this vaccine, mostly Binh Duong and An Giang province, each province receives 01 million doses. Dong Thap is allocated 500.000 doses of Vero Cell vaccine (In phase 43^rd, Dong Thap was allocated 200.000 doses).

The Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology requires units to immediately inject the allocated number of vaccines, ensuring the effective use of vaccines for the right purposes and the right subjects, paying attention to the priority of giving second doses and arrange to inject 2 full doses with the remaining number of vaccines, complete as soon as possible.

Previously, the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology planned to distribute nearly 01 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to 13 provinces and cities, 18 central hospitals, institutes and units across the nation. That was the 55th Covid-19 vaccine allocation in Vietnam. Dong Thap province was not allocated Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at that time.

Until October 05^th, Dong Thap province has injected 522.109 doses (first injection: 425.866 doses, reaching 36,05% of the province's population; 2^nd injection: 96.243 doses, reaching 8.15% of the province's population). Dong Thap is also one of the provinces having the fastest vaccination rate.

Văn Khương
Translated by Gia Vi