Boys play football on Thanh An Island Commune in HCMC's Can Gio District in October 2021. (Photo: VnExpress/Quynh Tran)

The list should be completed before Sunday though it is awaiting guidelines from the Ministry of Health on what kind of vaccine to be used.

The municipal Department of Health proposed four groups of vaccinations. Those who attend school will be inoculated at their school and those that do not will be vaccinated at sites set by district authorities. Children with underlying conditions will be given the shots at hospitals along with those currently undergoing treatment at city hospitals, regardless of where they reside.

An expected 780,000 children aged 12-17 will be inoculated. People aged 16 to 17 will be vaccinated first and authorities will gradually lower the age for vaccination.