The Da Nang Department of Health has announced that additional over 12,400 Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses will be administered in the city from May 19 - 23.

Accordingly, additional 5,850 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be given in the city during the vaccine rollout. The vaccine recipents will be young people aged 12 years and over who will get their first and second dose of vaccine plus those aged 18 and over who will be offered their booster shots.

On Thursday, May 19, COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at the Da Nang General Hospital. On Friday, May 20, vaccines are available through Cultural and Sports Centers in Hoa Cam, Ngu Hanh Son District, Hoa Vang district, and the Student Halls of Residence in the Western side of the city. The Oncology Hospital will offer COVID-19 vaccines to eligible people in final push on May 20 and May 23.

Between May 21 and May 23, a total of 6,600 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine will be offered to children aged 6 to across the city who will get their first dose of vaccince.

First doses of the COVID-19 vaccince will be available to these children at 8 vaccination locations across Da Nang.

Under the regulations of the Ministry of Health, all vaccination sites must meet strict standards for storing and preserving the vaccines, be arranged to include designated areas for reception, waiting, clinical screening, vaccination rooms, post-injection monitoring rooms, and anaphylactic treatment rooms with one-way rule, be equipped with anaphylactic treatment boxes, and comply with epidemic prevention regulations.

All vaccination sites will do temperature checks on people before entry allowing space for social distancing and a 30-minute recovery time. Strictest health and safety measures, especially the 5K recommendations of the Ministry of Health, are being put in place at these venues.

Beneficiaries are required to undergo medical checks, and they are provided with medical advice and post-vaccination observation.

Protocols have been established for the management of adverse reactions following immunization. Healthcare workers are prepared to recognize and treat allergic reactions.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – translating by H.L