The dosage will be 0.25ml, or half of the dosage for adults, according to the Drug Administration of Vietnam.

The amendment to the original approval of the vaccine is based on the request and subsequent data submission from Zuellig Pharma Vietnam, which distributes the Covid-19 vaccines in the Asian region.

A vial of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.

The primary vaccination course is two doses, with the interval between the two shots set at four weeks.

Previously, the Ministry of Health had approved Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines (Comirnaty) for use in children aged 5-11 years old.

Vietnam is set to start vaccinating children in the 5-11 age range on the second week of April, with the first batch of vaccines (both Pfizer and Moderna’s) slated to be delivered as aid from Australia in the coming days.

The ministry has been asking local administrations and health authorities to prepare to get the vaccination campaign rolling as soon as the vaccines are allocated and distributed.

As of March 27, the ministry said they had received 227.8 million Covid-19 vaccines, including over 14 million doses of Moderna, all of which were donations from other countries or through COVAX.

Health ministry plans for vaccinating children aged 5-11

With over 90 percent of the adult population having received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines and the ongoing campaign for children aged 12-17 years, the Ministry of Health is planning to buy shots for children aged 5-11.

Vietnam to fully vaccinate children from 12 within this month

Local authorities have been ordered to boost their child vaccination progress to immunize all those aged 12-17 with two doses within this month.

Vietnam plans to inoculate children aged 5-11 against Covid-19

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to promptly build a plan for vaccinating children aged 5-11 against Covid-19, which will be submitted to the Politburo for consideration and decision, according to an announcement released on December 8 by the Government’s Office.

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology opens Discovery Room for children

A new space for the public, especially children, to explore and learn about the culture of Vietnam and the world, has just been opened at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

Three children fall off school bus in northern Vietnam, one killed

A 14-year-old girl died in the northern Son La Province after the door of her school van burst open and she fell out of it.

Source: NDO/VNA