KIEN GIANG (Vietnam), June 28 (Bernama): The resort island Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam is planning to fully vaccinate its residents against Covid-19 by September to welcome the year-end foreign tourism surge, as part of a vaccine passport pilot programme, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
During a health ministry meeting with Kien Giang province’s leaders on Covid-19 prevention and control and vaccine passport pilot implementation in Phu Quoc island city on Saturday, Mai Van Huynh, Deputy Secretary of the Kien Giang Party Committee, said the plan is to carry out the first phase of vaccination in July and the second phase in September, with total time needed of about 16 to 18 weeks.
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