Laos speeds up Covid-19 vaccination to meet target in 2022

VIENTIANE, Jan 1 (Xinhua): The Lao government is speeding up Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between five to 11 years and people who are still unvaccinated in order to meet the government's target of 80 percent full vaccination coverage by the end of 2022.

According to a report issued on the last day of the year 2022 by the Center of Information and Education for Health under the Lao Ministry of Health, new Covid-19 infections were continuing to be recorded in Laos and worldwide, and it is essential for everyone to get the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, followed by a booster dose, to strengthen immunity to the virus.