Nearly 17,000 children aged 1-5 in Ho Chi Minh City got measles jabs from August 31 to September 2 as the city recently declared the contagious and serious airborne disease an epidemic.

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.

Vietnam's vaccine maker AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company (AVAC) will export 150,000 doses of African swine fever vaccine to the Philippines on August 29, said AVAC General Director Nguyen Van Diep.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to urgently launch a national measles vaccination drive as the number of infections is increasing sharply in many localities throughout the country.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Binh Duong has recorded 24 cases of measles as of August 12, with this figure marking a threefold increase compared to the same period from last year.

The Ministry of Health has directed relevant units to ensure the adequate supply of vaccines, medical equipment, and supplies; and also instructed local authorities to proactively carry out immunisation activities.

VOV.VN - Diphtheria is being kept under control and it is unlikely that the disease will break out into an epidemic in Vietnam, said Dr. Hoang Minh Duc, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDC) on July refuted rumours about an infection of diphtheria in the city, saying that information about the case on social media is incorrect.

VOV.VN - The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health on July 8 asked health authorities of Nghe An and Bac Giang provinces to proactively strengthen the prevention and control of diphtheria following an infection and a death in their localities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam detected as many as 30,265 dengue infections in the past six months of the year, including three fatalities, down more than 30% in infection numbers and six fatalities fewer than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.