In accordance with the close attention and decisive directives from leaders of Peoples’ Committees in localities, Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Health Departments, local Centers for Disease Control as well as the endeavors of ACV’s airports to set priority for vaccination against Covid-19 for frontline workers especially airports’ employee, 11 out of 21 airports of ACV has deployed the Covid-19 vaccination for vulnerable and high risk of infection employees who directly contact with passengers, luggage and cargo until May 7, 2021. The list of airports consists of Tan Son Nhat, Da Nang, Vinh, Phu Quoc, Phu Bai, Can Tho, Phu Cat, Pleiku, Lien Khuong, Buon Ma Thuot, Con Dao.

Pursuant to directives of Phu Quoc Provincial People’s Committee, Phu Quoc Medical Center has coordinated with Phu Quoc international airport to organize the vaccination against Covid-19 phase 1 for 252 airport’s employees from May 04 to May 05, 2021. Those vaccinee are 211 people including frontline employees who directly contact with passengers, luggage and cargo and about 41 indirect staffs.

With the purpose of accelerating the prevention of Covid-19, the Department of Health of Da Nang city coordinated with the Middle Airport Authority to determine employees who are working at Da Nang international airport to vaccinate against Covid-19. After a careful consideration, 464 employees of Da Nang international airport would be vaccinated for the first phase including 81 employees of the Da Nang Aviation Security Center.

On May 6 and May 7, 2021, Vinh International Airport has coordinated with the Center for Disease Control in Nghe An province to deploy COVID-19 vaccination for around 340 employees at the Airport.

Following the directives of the Steering Committee for Disease Control of Ho Chi Minh city and the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh city, Tan Son Nhat international airport has coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh Center for Disease Control to conduct random tests of aviation workers and arriving passengers at domestic arrival terminal from May 5, 2021 to accelerate the Covid-19 control and prevention.