National football team receive second shot of COVID-19 vaccine

The national squad gather together on May 7 in preparation for three upcoming matches as part of the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Due to the impact of COVID-19, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has moved to strengthen prevention and control measures as a way of ensuring the safety of the national team, including vaccinating them against the virus.

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Before receiving the vaccine, all members of the national squad must take samples as part of the COVID-19 RT-PCR test every seven days.

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The VFF requests that the national team continue to follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures during their both their training camp in Vietnam and their upcoming fixtures in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Members of the Vietnam squad are required to limit contact with others and must report any meetings with people outside the team’s bubble to the head coach.

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The footballers and the coaching board receive their second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on May 7. This comes as they held their first training session at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center in Hanoi on May 8.

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The team have now been fully vaccinated in preparation for upcoming matches in Group G of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which will be held in the UAE.

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Vietnam are scheduled to take on Indonesia on June 7 followed by Malaysia four days later, before concluding the second qualifying round with a fixture against hosts the UAE on June 15.

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They are due to fly to the UAE on May 27 in order to adapt to the local weather conditions and the pitch. They will also play Jordan in a friendly game which represents an important test for both teams ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.