Local people in Nawnghkio get 2nd dose of COVID jabs
30 October 2021
HEALTHCARE officials gave the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to above 18-year-old people at the township hall in Nawnghkio, Kyaukme District, northern Shan State yesterday morning.
The fifth dose of the vaccine (the second dose) will be given from 29 October to 1 November. The current vaccine is Sinopharm, developed by the People’s Republic of China, at a rate of five people per dose, officials said.
The second vaccine will be given to 8,370 people in the communities, according to the COVID-19 Prevention and Emergency Response Committee. Vaccination activities are documented by the General Administration Department followed by measuring body temperatures and blood pressure,
and monitoring oxygen levels by healthcare officials.
Vaccines were given systematically to the local people, and only those with normal health conditions are vaccinated. About 30 minutes after being vaccinated, people were given healthcare education and then allowed to leave.
Officials from township de[1]partments and members of the Red Cross Society also assisted in the vaccination programme.