The third dose Covid-19 vaccination strategy is currently being deployed by many countries such as Israel, the US, China, Germany,… prioritizing the elderly, people with underlying diseases, and frontline forces fighting the epidemic.
Responding recently to VnExpress, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that the Ministry of Health is considering booster vaccinations for people with underlying medical conditions, the elderly, immunocompromised people… The decision to vaccinate booster doses is based on recommendations.
`Under current conditions, priority should be given to booster vaccinations for high-risk groups, first the frontline anti-epidemic forces who regularly come into contact with F0`, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga (former Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine
The second priority group is the elderly, the elderly, and immunocompromised people who need a third vaccination to respond to disease prevention.
Associate Professor Do Van Dung (Dean of Community Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City), said that after about 4-6 months of vaccination, antibodies gradually decrease and if exposed to nCoV, you can get sick even though
`Therefore, it is reasonable to consider booster vaccination for the elderly, people with underlying diseases or people working in risky environments 6 months after completing the basic vaccinations (first 2 doses).
Normal people are in an environment with few viruses, so they have a low risk of getting sick, or if they do get sick, they have a low risk of getting worse.
The world’s scientific community currently recommends that booster doses should not be given to everyone.
On October 11, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that immunocompromised people need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 because this group is less likely to respond.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stipulates groups eligible for booster vaccination, including: People aged 65 years and older;
Pfizer vaccination for children over 12 years old at Luong The Vinh High School (District 1), October 27.
Vietnam has not yet announced details of its third vaccination plan.
As of November 13, the whole country has vaccinated more than 97 million doses, of which 64 million doses are 1 injection, 33.7 million doses are 2 doses, the goal is to have vaccine coverage for 70-80% of the population by the end of 2021.