Most parents of young school children say yes to COVID vaccine

HCM CITY – Asked if their children should be given COVID- 一 九 vaccine shots,  六0. 四 九 per cent of parents of kindergarteners and  八 一. 一 九 per cent of parents of primary school students said yes, according to the HCM City Department of Education and Training.

Trịnh Duy Trọng of the department told a conference on Thursday that preparations for vaccination are complete, and the People’s Co妹妹ittee’s green light is awaited.

Educational institutions are working with medical centres to examine children, especially those suffering from malnutrition or obesity or having underlying health issues, to ensure the safety of the vaccination.

The department and the health department have provide training to staffs at  五, 六 二 六 educational institutes in vaccination safety for children aged five to  一 一.

Nguyễn Thị Huỳnh Mai, chief of the health department office, said the vaccination must be done meticulously and there is a lot work to be done from pre-vaccination health screening of children and post-i妹妹unisation monitoring to first aid and guiding parents in how to take care of their children, particularly those with post-injection reactions.

HCM City plans to vaccinate  九 七0,000 children against COVID in the first phase. VNS