Vietnam: Is administering vaccines for COVID-19 mandatory?

In Clause 1, Article 2 of Resolution 21/NQ-CP of 2021, regulations regarding prioritized and free vaccination groups are specified. As follows:

a) Frontline forces in pandemic prevention and control, including:

- People working in healthcare facilities;

- People participating in pandemic prevention and control (Members of the pandemic prevention and control committees at all levels, people working in quarantine zones, performing tracing tasks, epidemiological investigations, community-based COVID-19 groups, volunteers, reporters...);

- Military; Police.

b) Employees and diplomatic officers of Vietnam assigned to work abroad; customs officers, and immigration officials;

c) Providers of essential services: aviation, transportation, tourism; providers of electricity and water services...;

d) Teachers, people working in educational and training institutions; people working in administrative agencies and units who frequently come into contact with many people;

e) Individuals with chronic diseases, those over 65 years of age;

g) People living in epidemic areas;

đ) The poor, individuals under social welfare policies;

h) Individuals appointed by competent state agencies to work, study, or labor abroad.

i) Other subjects as decided by the Ministry of Health based on pandemic prevention and control requirements.

=> Thus, according to the above regulations, the COVID-19 vaccination is not yet universally administered but selected for certain groups. Furthermore, there is no regulation mandating that everyone must get vaccinated. You can refer to: Groups needing careful consideration when getting vaccinated for COVID-19 (LATEST)

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