View inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in Ho Chi Minh City

Friday, 11:04, 18/06/2021

VOV.VN - The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has received a delivery of over 800,000 doses of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in preparation for the country’s largest-ever vaccination campaign, which is set to get underway in the southern city.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 1 — Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son checks a cold facility of the Pasteur Institute on June 17 which is storing more than 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. This batch of nearly one million doses was given to the country by the Japanese Government.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 2 — According to information given by Deputy Minister Son, Ho Chi Minh City has been given priority to receive the largest number of COVID-19 vaccine doses due to the increasing number of infection cases. The southern city is set to launch its vaccination campaign on June 19.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 3 — As many as 786,000 doses will be given to priority groups, along with roughly 50,000 shots being specifically for soldiers and police officers operating in the city, Deputy Minister Son noted.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 4 — Doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, part of the batch of nearly one million doses provided by Japanese government on June 16, are put into storage facility at the Ho Chi Minh City's Pasteur Institute on June 17.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 5 — The administration of the southern metropolis plan to use up all of the 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses it has received from the Health Ministry within a week starting from June 19.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 6 — Temperatures in the cold storage facility are between -25 and -15 degrees Celsius in order to ensure the vaccines are preserved prior to usage.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 7 — Disinfection work is constantly maintained in the facility.

view inside cold storage containing 800,000 vaccine doses in ho chi minh city picture 8 — Local authorities plan to launch their vaccination campaign at 1,000 locations throughout the city from June 19.

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