(HBO) – The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has issued decisions on the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines in three phases. Accordingly, Hoa Binh province will receive 77,370 doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.
Cadres from the provincial Centre for Disease Control and the provincial
Military Command receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Under the institute’s Decision No.
1712/QD-VSDTTU, issued on December 9, the 101st phase of allocation covers
4,912,830 doses of the Pfizer vaccine bought using the State budget, while the
102nd phase 5,276,700 doses of the Pfizer vaccine donated by the COVAX Facility
and 1,698,270 tubes of solvent to the disease control centres of provinces and
cities.
Of the amount, the NIHE will provide Hoa Binh
with 14,040 vaccine doses and 2,340 solvent tubes in the 101st phase, along
with 57,330 vaccine doses and 9,560 solvent tubes in the 102nd phase.
Also on December 9, the NIHE issued Decision No.
1713/QD-VSDTTU on the 103rd phase of allocation involving 466,600 doses of the
AstraZeneca vaccine brought using the State budget via the Vietnam Vaccine
joint Stock Company. Hoa Binh will be given 6,000 vaccine doses among them.
The NIHE asked the recipients to administer the
allocated doses to the right groups in an effective manner and complete the
vaccination early. They were also demanded to report the results to the Health
Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine, the NIHE, and the
epidemiology/Pasteur institutes responsible for them. The NIHE also requested
the province’s disease control centre to coordinate with Military Region 3 to
receive the vaccines as soon as possible.
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As women's participation in key leadership positions of Hoa Binh province is still modest while some women in rural and mountainous areas or from ethnic minorities face limited access to policies, the provincial Party Committee's Organisation Board has advised the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board to direct Party committees at all levels and localities to pay more attention to training female personnel and creating favourable conditions for women to take over leadership and management roles, thus addressing a shortage in the number of female cadres.
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From mastering the fundamentals of programming to achieving national recognition, the Programming Club of the Le Van Tam Primary School (STAR LVT28) in Hoa Binh city has made remarkable strides in the field of robotics.
