Da Nang on Wednesday, August 11, began its mass campaign to inoculate workers in industrial parks and those working in essential services.

Da Nang plans to offer first shots of AstraZeneca vaccine to over 26,500 eligible adults during this phase of the city’s vaccination drive, according to the municipal Department of Health. Included are 18,326 workers in industrial parks, 3,100 others in companies outside industrial parks and each with more than 1,000 employees, 1,000 people working in postal and telecommunications services, 1,800 people working in essential transportation services, 1,136 people working in medical device manufacturing and supply services, and more than 600 people working in administrative agencies.

The vaccinations will be carried out in four vaccination centres, namely the Tien Son Sports Arena, the Cancer Hospital, the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre, and a student hall of residence in the west of the city.

Da Nang on Wednesday, August 11, started its mass campaign to offer first shots of AstraZeneca vaccine to workers in industrial parks and those involving in essential services. Picture was taken at a vaccination location in the Tien Son Sports Arena on August 11. Photo: XUAN DUNG

We have observed at all vaccination sites that strictest health measures are being put in place at these venues in efforts to keep health workers and vaccine recipients safe. Police, military personnel, militia, union members and volunteers are guiding people who come to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to queue and keep a safe distance from others, have their body temperature checked, and declare their health status while waiting for their turn.

People who come to get vaccinated are required to undergo medical checks, and they are provided with medical advice and post-vaccination 90-minute observation. Health workers are prepared to treat immediate allergic reactions after vaccination.

Healthcare workers are taking the responsibility for 5 - 6 areas for injection in each vaccination site, and about 200 people are allowed to get vaccinated in each area a day. Each vaccination site has separate entrance and exit points for people who get vaccinated as a COVID-19 precautionary measure to protect their safety.   

People who come to get vaccinated are required to undergo medical checks, and they are provided with medical advice and post-vaccination observation. Photo: XUAN DUNG.

A healthcare professional wearing personal protective equipment giving a vaccine to a man in a mask. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Da Nang plans to offer first shots of AstraZeneca vaccine to over 26,500 eligible adults during this phase of the city’s vaccination drive. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Healthcare workers are taking the responsibility for 5 - 6 areas for injection in each vaccination site, and about 200 people are allowed to get vaccinated in each area a day. Photo: XUAN DUNG

The vaccine recipient will be observed for about 90 minutes after receiving a vaccine. Photo: XUAN DUNG

A medical worker of the Cam Le District Medical Centre giving a vaccine to a worker in Hoa Cam Industrial Park in a vaccination site at the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre on August 11. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Reporting by XUAN DUNG – Translating by H.L