Tag: vaccinations
Measles vaccination campaign reaches over 95% coverage nationwide
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.
97% of children in Hanoi vaccinated against measles
VOV.VN - As of March 31, a total of 24,425 of children aged between six and nine in Hanoi have been vaccinated against measles, meeting 97% of the target, according to the capital’s Department of Health.
Kon Tum steps up measles vaccination campaign amid surge in cases
VOV.VN - The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has launched a measles vaccination campaign in response to a sharp rise in cases.
Health Ministry takes prompt action to prevent a large-scale measles outbreak
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.
Pfizer and VNVC share experience in vaccine production
VOV.VN - Pfizer Vietnam Company Limited (Pfizer VN) and Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 18 to share their experiences in vaccine production in Vietnam.
Health Ministry receives vaccines for measles vaccination campaign
VOV.VN - Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on March 17 donated 500,000 doses of measles vaccine to the Ministry of Health (MoH), in an effort to swiftly control the outbreak and prevent its widespread transmission across the country.
Measles spreads faster than COVID-19, over 95% vaccine coverage needed to curb outbreak
VOV.VN - A national online conference on measles prevention and control was held in Hanoi on March 15, warning of the rapid spread of the disease and the urgent need for widespread vaccination.
VNVC, Substipharm Biologics to distribute hand-foot-mouth disease vaccine
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) Immunization Centre System has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss pharmaceutical firm Substipharm Biologics to facilitate an early introduction of the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) vaccine in Vietnam.
WHO warns of measles surge in Vietnam
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.
More people get vaccinated as flu outbreaks occur in regions
VOV.VN - Recent complex information about seasonal flu outbreaks in Japan and several Southeast Asian countries has prompted many people to seek out flu vaccinations.
