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Health Ministry confirms 112 new Covid-19 cases The Saigon Times A worker at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in HCMC is injected with the Covid-19 vaccine this morning. Vietnam’s Covid-19 tally has risen to 12,620 - PHOTO: MINISTRY OF HEALTH HCMC - The Ministry of Health has confirmed 112 new Covid-19 cases, with 109 of them caused by local transmission and three imported, sending the country’s total infections to 12,620 as of this afternoon, June 19. The domestic cases were detected in eight cities and provinces, including 64 in HCMC, 22 in Bac Giang, 14 in Bac Ninh, three in Long An, two in Hoa Binh, two in Nghe An, one in Lao Cai and one in Hanoi. The three imported cases were reported in Thanh Hoa, Ha Nam and Tay Ninh. They were quarantined right after returning to the country. The number of domestic infections has amounted to 9,376 since the fourth Covid-19 wave began on April 27. Vietnam has administered over 2.2 million Covid-19 vaccine shots so far. On June 18 alone, some 250,000 people got the jabs. Dr. Nguyen Thu Anh, country director of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Vietnam, said vaccination is the key solution for the country to fight off Covid-19, get back to normal and be able to reopen its borders. “A successful vaccination campaign is one that is conducted widely, quickly, safely and effectively,” she said. Vietnamese researchers from the institute called on the Vietnamese Government to speed up the vaccination campaign. According to the researchers, vaccination speed is an important factor affecting the vaccine allocation decision of the COVAX Facility. Therefore, rapid vaccination not only protects people but also determines the number of vaccines the country receives. HCMC, which is currently the country’s third biggest Covid-19 hotspot with 1,450 case since late April, began its biggest-ever vaccination campaign this morning. The city expects to administer 836,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in …

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HCMC rolls out large-scale vaccination campaign today By Minh Duy A worker of FPT Software at Saigon Hi-Tech Park in Thu Duc City gets a shot of Covid-19 vaccine - PHOTO: D.T HCMC - HCMC this morning, June 19, started a large-scale Covid-19 vaccination campaign at Saigon Hi-tech Park in Thu Duc City, with some 1,000 doses to be administered to workers at FPT Software and Nipro2 today. Speaking at the vaccination kickoff ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said that HCMC is a key city in Vietnam, playing an important economic and political role in the country. However, the city is currently one of the largest coronavirus hotspots in the latest wave of Covid-19, so as soon as receiving some one million doses from Japan, the national steering committee for Covid-19 infection prevention and control decided to allocate 836,000 doses to the city, he added. Deputy PM Binh said that as these doses only met part of the city’s need, they would be given to the priority groups in line with the Government’s Resolution 21 and those at high risk of infection, including employees at the export processing zones or industrial parks. Employees stand in line for Covid-19 vaccination - PHOTO: TUYET HOANG The deputy prime minister also called on residents to continue following Covid-19 safety protocols, saying that despite getting vaccinated, competent forces and residents should continue to be watchful. The HCMC Center for Disease Control said that during this inoculation campaign, which is set to end on June 27, the city has as many as 836,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, with 50,000 doses for police officers and soldiers. A medical worker introduce the vaccine to a worker before he gets a shot - PHOTO: TUYET HOANG As planned, the city will focus the vaccination on the groups at high risk of Covid-19 infection and those working at key agencies, targeting to inoculate 95% of them. Besides, the city is planning to …

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City Party Chief Nguyen Van Nen is vaccinated in the drive (Photo: SGGP) Central and municipal leaders at the vaccination drive launch (Photo: SGGP) The launching ceremony for the drive was held at FPT Software Company in the Hi-Tech Park in Thu Duc City this morning with the participation of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, HCMC Party Chief Nguyen Van Nen, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long , Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and the Japanese Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, Watanabe Nobuhiro. An employee of FPT is vaccinated (Photo: SGGP) An employee of FPT is vaccinated (Photo: SGGP) The mass vaccination drive is scheduled to finish before June 27 with 200,000 people a day. Speaking at the ceremony, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh reiterated that from April 27 to now, the Southeast Asian country has entered the fourth wave of Covid-19 and Ho Chi Minh City recorded more than 1,100 cases. Mr. Binh said because of more virulent strains of the virus, outbreaks have been occurring everywhere and cases of Covid-19 infections have increased predictably. The epidemic has affected people’s health conditions, living habits as well as has significantly disturbed social activities and economic development and social security. On behalf of the leaders of the Party, State and Government, Mr. Binh expressed the deepest gratitude to people from all walks of life in Ho Chi Minh City, who have arrived at a consensus to cooperate with the government in implementing preventative measures. He added that being an economic hub of the country, the southern metropolis is currently the hot spot of this fourth epidemic. Therefore, the National Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control decided to immediately allocate 786,000 doses to the city right after a Japan-sponsored batch of one million doses of vaccine arrived in the country. The remaining vaccine will be distributed to other …

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