Vietnam purchases 21.9 million Pfizer doses for children aged 5-11
The Government has agreed to purchase 21.9 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 for children aged 5-11, according to a Government resolution released recently.
The Government approved the contractor selection in special cases specified in Article 26 of the Bidding Law for the purchase of the vaccines.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) will be responsible for organizing the purchase and deployment of Pfizer vaccination for the children in a scientific, safe and effective manner.
The MoH is currently working with suppliers to ensure that it will acquire enough vaccines for the children as soon as possible.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said the MoH has consulted the World Health Organisation and learnt from foreign experience concerning vaccination for children from 5 to under 12 years old.
Currently nearly 40 countries worldwide have planned or implemented vaccination for these children. The World Health Organisation has officially approved recommendations for the Pfizer vaccine for children of this age group.
The vaccination campaign for these children will be carried out cautiously and voluntarily with top priority to be given to safety, said Dr. Long.
To date more than 182 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Vietnam, including over 74 million second doses and nearly 29 million third doses.
