HCM City hastens measles vaccination during national holiday
(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 17,000 children aged 1-5 in Ho Chi Minh City received measles vaccine during the four-day National Day holiday, as part of a city-wide campaign to help increase community immunity, and proactively prevent, control and reduce mortality rates caused by measles, said the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.
 A medical staff at An Lac Ward's health station in Binh Tan district administers measles vaccine to a small child. (Photo: VNA) |
Approximately 6,800 more children are expected to receive vaccinations as the campaign continues on Wednesday in Thu Duc city, at one city-level hospital, and in 22 districts.
During the four-day national holiday, many supervision teams were sent by the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control to inspect vaccination activities and ensure safe and effective handling of preparation and post-vaccination response at health stations.
Communication efforts at health stations were also implemented to help people understand the importance of vaccination and encourage timely vaccination of their children.