First COVID-19 vaccine side-effects reported in Vietnam
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According to the national Expanded Program on Immunization, 522 medical and other frontline workers in HCMC, Hanoi, the northern province of Hai Duong and the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai received the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on August 8 and 9.
Initial reports unveiled that most of the vaccinated people displayed normal symptoms already predicted like muscle pain, fatigue, fever, headache, chill, pain at the injection spot and nausea.
However, five persons have developed minor complications and are being treated in hospital. Among them, two suffered from anaphylaxis and three others developed diarrhea, allergies and low pulse pressure. They are being treated and in stable condition.
Vietnam launched its COVID-19 inoculation drive on March 8 morning, administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to medical workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and northern Hai Duong province.
The Ministry of Health has allocated the vaccine to 13 localities, along with the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security and 21 hospitals during the first phase.
On March 9, the National Expanded Immunization Program revealed that, Vietnam will receive 5,657,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in March and April, all made by AstraZeneca. Of the amount, 4,177,000 doses will be supplied by COVAX Facility via the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with 1,373,800 doses to arrive on March 25 and another 2,803,200 doses in April.
