3,000 doses are allocated to Hiep Hoa district, 2,400 doses to Luc Nam district, 2,300 doses to Lang Giang and Luc Ngan individually, 2,000 doses to each of Viet Yen district and Bac Giang city, 1,500 doses to each district of Tan Yen and Yen Dung, 1,000 doses to Yen the district, 900 doses to Son Dong district.

Covid-19 vaccine doses for children are stored at the provincial Center of Disease Control before distributing to localities.

This inoculation period is firstly for six graders (11 year old children). If they were contracted to Covid-19, they will be vaccinated after three months since the date of infection.

According to the instruction from the Department of Health, after the medical sector completes vaccinating 11 year old students, the remaining vaccine doses will be injected to fifth grader at 10. The vaccine batch must be completed before April 29.

Bac Giang city will organize vaccination at several secondary schools in the localities of Xuong Giang, Dong Son, Hoang Van Thu, Tho Xuong, Dinh Tri, Dinh Ke, Ngo Quyen, Tan Tien, My Do, Tan My and Song Mai. The other districts have actively prepared time, human resources and facilities to administer vaccine inline with the safety procedure and plan.

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