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Vietnam cuts gap between AstraZeneca vaccine shots in largest city – Metro US

Vietnam cuts gap between AstraZeneca vaccine shots in largest city

FILE PHOTO: The nationwide lockdown after the spread of the
FILE PHOTO: The nationwide lockdown after the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ho Chi Minh

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam will allow residents to have a smaller gap between AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country’s virus epicentre Ho Chi Minh City, the ministry of health said on Friday.

People in the city of around 9 million people can now receive a second dose of the vaccine six weeks after the first, down from between 8 and 12 weeks, the ministry said in a statement.

(Editing by Ed Davies)