Medical workers at Hanoi’s Thanh Nhan hospital receive Covid-19 vaccine

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Hanoi’s inoculation program is expected to last from March 9 to March 18 in 30 districts. Thanh Nhan Hospital was the first unit to inject Covid-19 vaccine for medical workers. The remaining hospitals will inject from March 12 to March 15, Tien Phong reported.

The vaccination has been urgently implemented but it must ensure safety and efficiency.

Each district or town has at least 2 vaccination sites which are located at clinics, medical stations or hospitals, depending on the number of vaccine recipients.

Thanh Nhan Hospital has prepared pre-vaccination counseling rooms, vaccination rooms, post-vaccination monitoring rooms, emergency rooms, etc with fully essential equipment.

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At 7:45 am, March 9, the first medical staff were administered Covid-19 vaccine. A doctor said that he felt very secure to be given vaccine, and expressed his belief that along with residents’ awareness in epidemic prevention and control, vaccine would be an effective “weapon” to battle the pandemic.

Doctor Tran Van Cam, working at the Internal Emergency Department at Thanh Nhan Hospital said "I volunteered to register for the injection when learning about the pilot vaccination plan. I fully believe in the effectiveness of the vaccine licensed by the Ministry of Health.

He added that at first, he felt a little bit worried, but, he then was happy to get vaccine. He also exchanged about the vaccination with his family and received support from them.

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British-Swedish firm’s AstraZeneca vaccine has been used for the first phase of the vaccination campaign in Vietnam. AstraZeneca vaccine is one of three vaccines to be approved for use in emergency cases by the World Health Organization (WHO). It has been utilized by more than 50 countries and territories. The first batch of 117.600 AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Vietnam on February 24 and was quickly distributed to localities across the country as soon as evaluating its quality completed.

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The vaccine is stored in cold storages at 2-8 degrees C and is closely monitored to ensure the best quality from the process of reception, transportation to the injection.

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According to a leader of Hanoi People's Committee, the city would receive around 8000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase. Receiving and using vaccine would be deployed for prioritized groups in specific phases, effectively ensuring epidemic prevention and control.

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Medical staff at Thanh Nhan hospital wait for their turn to get vaccine.

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Leaders of Hanoi People's Committee inspect the vaccination at Thanh Nhan Hospital.

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A vaccine recipient has his health checked before receiving vaccine.

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From the early morning of March 9, boxes of COVID-19 vaccines were transported from VNVC’s cold storages to Thanh Nhan Hospital. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Health.

Previously, on March 8, in the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City and northern Hai Duong province, 377 people including medical workers treating Covid-19 patients, contact tracers, sample takers, epidemiology investigators, members of community COVID-19 groups, etc were vaccinated.

No vaccine recipient has shown any adverse reactions so far, according to the Health Ministry.

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