230,000 Ho Chi Minh City children get first Covid vaccine shot


A sixth-grade student of the Hồng Bàng Secondary School in HCM City’s District 5 gets vaccinated against Covid-19 on April 16. — VNA/VNS

HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): More than 230,000 children aged five to under 12 years old in HCM City have got their first Covid-19 vaccine shot, according to a report by the city’s Department of Health.

The vaccination of this age group began on April 16, when 200 sixth-grade students became the first batch to receive their shots.

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