Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province suspended using Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine batch after more than 120 students were hospitalized after the vaccination.
As reported by VN Express, the central province region had started vaccinating children aged 15 to 17 with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from November 30th.
However, the Regional Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Thursday that more than 120 children had been hospitalized after developing symptoms such as nausea, high fever or difficulty in breathing.
The center said 17 of them had severe reactions but their health had stabilized and they were still being monitored in the hospital. Thanh Hoa authorities are yet to confirm the cause of their symptoms.
Luong Ngoc Truong, the Thanh Hoa CDC director, stated that the province had halted the use of the current batch of vaccines.
"We still have other batches, also Pfizer vaccines, so we will continue vaccinating the children," he said.
Truong added that the suspende...