VOV.VN - Hanoi's Center for Disease Control (CDC Hanoi) has announced plans to complete the vaccination process and give adults their second doses of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as preparing booster shots for next year.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children on October 21 received more than VND11 billion (US$483,727) from different donors in aid of children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children has provided VND7.78 billion (US$342,572) to children orphaned by COVID-19 and offered aid of over VND7 billion (US$308,263) in cash and kind to 12,800 others affected by the pandemic.
The Government is going to issue a resolution on some policies supporting women and children with difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has yet to inoculate its children aged 12 to 17 against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said Pham Duc Hai, deputy head of the HCM City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control at a press briefing on October 18.
Children need to learn how to protect their personal and social well-being in cyberspace, Phan Thi Cam Giang, a lecturer at the Vietnam Women’s Academy's branch in Ho Chi Minh City, said at a recent online conference.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced on October 15 that it is expected to issue a vaccination plan against COVID-19 for those between the age of 12 and 18.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on October 14 allowed localities to vaccinate children aged 12 to 18 against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Vietnamese children in Sydney have raised AUD7,532 (US$5,505) by holding a series of concerts to support COVID-19 prevention and control activities in Ho Chi Minh City and pandemic-hit people in Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is currently drawing up guidelines for vaccinating children against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with the campaign poised to begin sometime in October, according to Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.