Hundreds of locals in Ho Chi Minh City given second booster against COVID-19

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The current vaccination campaign is scheduled to last through to July 31. More and more local residents are set to get their second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or the fourth inoculation in total.

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An inoculation site is set up at Luong The Vinh primary school in District 1 and becomes crowded from 8 a.m. on July 13.

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A woman undergoes a medical check-up before receiving the Pfizer shot at the site.

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Approximately 360 vaccine doses are administered at the inoculation site in Luong The Vinh primary school on July 13.

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Roughly 100 people are vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ben Thanh healthcare station in District 1 on the morning of July 13.

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The injection helps to boost people’s immunity against new various sub-variants, including the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 that has been reported in the country.