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The first dose of Covid-19 vaccines will be given to Vietnamese people on March 8, according to the Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long. Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long speaks at an online meeting on March 5 During an online meeting on March 5, Long said it would take a while to gather the vaccine due to high demand and short global supply of the vaccine. The vaccines are also being rapidly produced. Reports from the manufacturers and evaluation boards show that they have protective antibodies against the virus for six months to a year. "We'll buy vaccines from other countries while keeping pushing for a locally-made vaccine," Long said. "This is our long-term plan." After receiving the certificate for 117,000 doses of Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca on March 3, the ministry will hold a training course about receiving, storing and using the vaccine on March 6 and start giving the vaccine on March 8. The first doses will be given to front line workers at … [Read more...] about Covid-19 vaccinations begin from March 8

He made the remarks during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hanoi on March 5, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. Long emphasized the need to strictly observe the “Vaccine + 5K” message: khau trang (facemasks), khu khuan (disinfecting), khoang cach (distancing), khong tu tap (no gatherings), and khai bao y te (health declarations). He added that access to vaccines faces various obstacles due to huge demand amid limited supply. While Pfizer’s vaccine is more than 90 percent effective and the two jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine are 76 percent and 81 percent effective, this also shows that people can still catch the virus after being vaccinated, hence the need to continue following the 5K message, Long explained. Vietnam is among 92 countries to receive vaccines through the COVAX Facility in the first phase. COVAX mainly uses the AstraZeneca vaccine, providing 5 million doses to the country this year and with 25 million … [Read more...] about Vietnam striving to be self-sufficient in COVID-19 vaccines