Reporting at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Hong Chuong - Director of the Department of Health affirmed that the provincial Health branch has enough capacity to vaccinate on a large scale in a short time (particularly public health can vaccinate 500,000 doses/month). Currently, Binh Duong has about 1.9 million people over 18 years old who are eligible for Covid-19 vaccination. To be able to create community immunity, at least 80-90% of the population need to be vaccinated. After estimating the rate of disagreement exclusion, some people contraindicated the injection, about 1.4 to 1.5 million people need vaccination.
Overview of the meeting
Subjects who receive free vaccination under the Government's Resolution 21/NQ-CP are estimated at 245,000 people, equivalent to 539,000 doses, with funding of about 64.7 to 91 billion VND (price from 120,000 VND to 170,000 VND/dose) from the state budget.
The funding for other groups of subjects which is not regulated under the Government's Resolution 21/NQ-CP depends on the balancing capacity of the province, the mobilization of social resources and the people's payment.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha asked the Department of Health to develop a vaccination plan for each subject; concretize the socialization plan of mobilization sources. At the same time, reviewing organizations and individuals registering for vaccination. On that basis, registering to purchase vaccines on the right route, in accordance with the capacity and budget.
Reported by Yen Nhi - Translated by Nguyen Trang