VietNamNet Bridge – All 19 children under supervision at the Hai Phong Paediatrics Hospital after receiving the Combe Five vaccine were discharged from hospital in a stable condition, said Pham Van Duong, deputy director of the hospital.

Children get Combe Five vaccines in Hanoi’s Chuong My District. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Ngoc

From January 25 to 28, a total of 31 children in Hai Phong City’s Kien Thuy District suffered an adverse reaction after receiving the Combe Five vaccine. Nineteen in the most serious condition were moved to the Hai Phong Paediatrics Hospital. They suffered convulsions and had turned pale.

Combe Five is five-in-one vaccine, which prevents diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B and pneumonia.

Director of the Hai Phong Department of Health Pham Thu Xanh said that Hai Phong was one of seven provinces and cities using the vaccine in a pilot programme.

It is a new kind of vaccine thus the department had given close guidance and training to concerned organisations and set up a hotline for any problems. However, 31 children in Kien Thuy District still had a bad reaction after getting the jab. Fortunately, they have all been discharged.

Chairman of the Hai Phong People’s Committee Nguyen Van Tung asked the health sector to strictly supervise vaccinations and report all results to the committee.

Other provinces such as Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Quang Ngai, and Kon Tum saw children hospitalised after being given the vaccination. All kids have been reported as safe.

Source: VNS