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HCM City resumes immunisation programmes for children

Routine immunisation of children has resumed in HCM City, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, after being temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC).

Health ministry sets goals for vaccination programme

 VietNamNet Bridge – The health ministry has called for increased efforts to provide effective and safe vaccines under the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) to all children in the country.

HCM City inspects illegal vaccine sales

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Sai Gon Medical Equipment Joint Stock Company was ordered to stop selling Pentaxim five-in-one vaccine and return deposited money to parents after an inspection of HCM City Health Department on Wednesday.

Health Ministry warns of risk of diphtheria outbreak

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has warned about the risk of diphtheria outbreaks spreading from Laos through the border area into Viet Nam.

Patients to be compensated if vaccines fail or do harm

 VietNamNet Bridge – People receiving vaccines through the free national immunisation programme will be compensated if the immunisation fails or causes serious side effects.

Child malaria vaccine: Final trials bring hope

Final clinical trials of a malaria vaccine - the first to reach this stage - suggest it could help protect millions of children against malaria.

Over 4.7 million children vaccinated in first phase of immunization campaign

 The Ministry of Health has said that after one month implementation of massive free vaccination campaign, more than 4.7 million children nationwide have been injected vaccine against measles and rubella.

Further investment in new generation vaccines urged

 VietNamNet Bridge – More investment should be made to replace old generation vaccines and improve health officers' skills and preservation equipment.

Two years, nearly 20 babies die after vaccination

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over the past two years, a series of cases of complications after vaccination have killed nearly 20 babies. Even adults also died after vaccination.

UK lab will test suspended Quinvaxem vaccine for safety

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said yesterday, June 5, that only five children in Viet Nam died after being injected with the Korean-made Quinvaxem vaccine early this year.