A health worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine for administering people at a vaccination point in Vientiane. (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane(VNA) – The Lao government begins nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccination forchildren aged 6 to 11 from February 21.
The programme is part of the government's efforts to ensure that people across the country are vaccinated againstCOVID-19 and protected against the Omicron variant.
The vaccinations are scheduled to take place in the provinces of Huaphan,Xieng Khuang, Oudomxay, Savannakhet and Xaysomboun from February 21 to March 4.
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However, localities that are ready can start inoculating children from February 21.
After children in this age group have been vaccinated, health authoritieswill consider the possibility of immunising children aged 3-5.
As of February 17, 65.8 percent of the population had received the firstdose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 58 percent had been fully vaccinated. Laos is carrying out booster jabs for its residents.
Although the number of infections is decliningwith about 200 cases per day, Lao health authorities have warned that theOmicron strain has the ability to spread quickly, so people need to be morecautious and restrict from participation in activities that gather in largenumbers.
Regarding the COVID-19 situationin Laos, the country’s Ministry of Health on February 21 said that 218 newinfections were recorded in the past 24hours, bringing the total caseload to 141,301, including⛄ 612 death./.
Laos’ Ministry of Health has advised local residents to reduce the scale of festivals and only conduct traditional rituals during this year’s peak festival season in order to avoid mass gathering and prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lao National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has urged people to take their children and other relatives to health facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, so as to reduce serious illness and deaths caused by the disease.
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A health worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine for administering people at a vaccination point in Vientiane. (Photo: VNA) 
