The Hanoitimes - The country has approximately nine million of people or around 9% population living in poverty. Poor people are listed among priority groups in Vietnam’s vaccination against Covid-19, which is planned to take place in March. People aged 65 and older are listed in priority groups for Covid vaccination in Vietnam. Photo: VGP According to the United Nations, around 9% of Vietnam’s population or roughly nine million people living in poverty in 2019, a drastic reduction from 57% in 1990. Factors that characterized the poor include large size of household, low education and skills, dependency on agriculture, remoteness in rural mountainous areas, lack of supporting infrastructure. The poor nowadays is also specifically associated with ethnic minorities in mountainous area rather than urban migrants. Under the government’s resolution dated February 26, the poor and social beneficiaries belong to nine groups of people prioritized for the … [Read more...] about Poor people prioritized in Vietnam’s Covid-19 vaccination plan