Vietnam Airlines’ frontline personnel inoculated against COVID-19

May 13, 2021 | 16:34

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As many as 1,500 frontline employees of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines are being vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 13 to 20.

vietnam airlines frontline personnel inoculated against covid 19

Vietnam Airlines is the first carrier in the country to have both the flight crew and ground handling workers vaccinated against COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – As many as 1,500 frontline employees of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines are being vaccinated against COVID-19 from May 13 to 20.

They comprise pilots, flight attendants, and ground staff, who have frequent contact with passengers.

The inoculation, using the AstraZeneca vaccine, is carried out at the vaccination centre of the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, with about 250 people to get the jabs each day.

Vietnam Airlines is the country’s first air carrier to arrange the vaccinations for both the flight crew and ground handling workers.

Earlier, nearly 800 employees of the Vietnam Airlines Group at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh Airport in central Nghe An province were inoculated.

The latest vaccination programme will raise the number of the inoculated personnel of the group, consisting of Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and VASCO, to nearly 2,300.

The Vietnam Airlines Group is to keep working with relevant agencies to expand the vaccine coverage to all the staff, using its welfare fund.

Together with existing anti-COVID-19 measures, the carrier expects the vaccinations will help protect its staff, passengers, and the community from the disease and encourage air travel.

VNA

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