VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested that the Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Pasteur Institutes plan the third phase of the measles vaccination campaign this year, focusing on high-risk areas.

VOV.VN - On April 4, the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health reported that 53 out of 54 provinces and cities nationwide had conducted the measles vaccination campaign, vaccinating 762,320 out of 800,719 target individuals, achieving 95.2% coverage and meeting the campaign goal.

VOV.VN - The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has launched a measles vaccination campaign in response to a sharp rise in cases.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has established six inspection teams to oversee measles prevention efforts and implement a vaccination campaign amid a sharp rise in measles cases across the country.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assessed the risk of a measles outbreak in Vietnam as very high and recommended large-scale vaccination campaigns in provinces and cities with high and very high risk, as well as in areas currently experiencing measles case clusters.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi on October 14 launched a citywide measles vaccination campaign for local children aged 1-5.

Ho Chi Minh City will kick off a measles vaccination campaign at all medical stations in the 22 districts, and Thu Duc city from August 31.

VOV.VN - People who have already received the AstraZeneca vaccine shots do not need a D-Dimer test or any other blood clotting test, recommended the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - An official of the Ministry of Health has played down public worries about AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine side-effects after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that the vaccine may cause extremely rare side-effects such as blood clots and low platelet count.

VOV.VN - The capital has allocated a total of 17,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to its districts to be given as booster shots for people aged over 18.