(VOVWORLD) - (VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry has urged authorities in 5 localities hard hit by COVID-19 to accelerate vaccination for eligible citizens.
 COVID-19 inoculation in Phu Loi Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province. (Photo: VNA)
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Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Duong, Long An, and Dong Nai province are asked to administer a first COVID-19 vaccine dose to all adults, including pregnant women, by September 15 and then administer a second dose to eligible citizens.
Vietnam has vaccinated nearly 21.5 million people, of which more than 3 million have received a second shot, the Ministry said.