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Quinvaxem vaccine
Update news Quinvaxem vaccine
Healthcare centres out of vaccine
Many district preventive health centres and ward and commune health stations in HCM City have run out of Quinvaxem vaccine for infants against five common, potentially fatal diseases.
Anti-vaccination trend in VN worries experts
VietNamNet Bridge – Medical experts are warning against what they see as an anti-vaccine campaign that is being waged on social media.
Health Ministry advises public against unauthorised vaccines
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health yesterday (Dec 21) issued a public warning regarding the so-called imported vaccine, whose origin and quality it was not able to verify.
Vietnamese parents take babies abroad for vaccinations
VietNamNet Bridge – Because of a shortage of vaccine Pentaxim and Infanrix hexa in Vietnam until the end of 2016 as reported by the health sector, many parents have taken their babies to neighboring countries for vaccinations.
Baby vaccinations remain a cause for concern
VietNamNet Bridge – Parents are concerned about post-vaccine reactions after the recent death of babies after receiving Quinvaxem vaccine, although the Health Ministry has repeatedly confirmed the safety of the vaccine.
Experts downplay latest vaccination scare
VietNamNet Bridge – Recent reactions recorded after the administration of the Quinvaxem vaccine to babies were within safety limits, confirmed Director of the Preventive Medicine Department Tran Dac Phu.
Health Minister speaks out over child vaccines
VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien publicly sent her condolences and deepest sympathy towards the families of three infants who died after being vaccinated against hepatitis B in central Quang Tri Province in July.
Quinvaxem vaccine returns after five months of suspension
VietNamNet Bridge – The Chief of the Preventive Medicine Agency – Mr. Nguyen Van Binh – has said that the 5 in 1 vaccine Quivaxem of Korea will be used again in October, after being paused for five months.
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.
Vaccine banned after triggering adverse reactions
VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health last Saturday announced that it was suspending temporarily the use of "Quinvaxem," the five-in-one vaccine, for safety reasons.
Ministry seeks answers to vaccine child deaths
VietNamNet Bridge – After several babies died or suffered serious reaction from Quinvaxem injections in the last two months, the Ministry of Health called for a special meeting on January 9 to discuss reasons behind these deaths.
