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The MoH and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) jointly hosted a video-teleconference on December 27 in response to the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. 

On this occasion, Deputy Minister Nguyen Truong Son called upon all adults in Viet Nam to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Immunization is not only the right and responsibility of each individual but also the responsibility of the community, he added. 

The Deputy Minister reported that as of December 24, nearly 144 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Viet Nam. Up to 79% of Vietnamese population have been partially vaccinated and 66% have been fully vaccinated, surpassing the preset goal of the World Health Organization (with 40% of population). 

Regarding the adult population, vaccine coverage rate is 98% for the first jab and 86% for both jabs. 

The MoH is determined to achieve 90% full jab coverage for the adult population and fundamentally give the first doses to children aged 12-17 by late December. The adult population will get a COVID-19 vaccine booster in Q1, 2022./.