Controlling of infectious diseases will be tightened

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has added three communicable diseases namely chickenpox, mumps and rubella into the list of infectious diseases which are capable of rapid transmission and can be fatal.

Gaining the trust of people is more important than vaccination records

The regulation that requires parents in Hà Nội to provide documentation stating their children’s vaccination records for preschool entry from 2019-20 school year have been the centre of attention the past few days.

Medical experts discuss strategies to curb respiratory diseases

The healthcare sector is adapting to new medical trends to meet higher public expectations for healthcare quality, the head of the Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department said.

Health sector to increase work on vaccinations Disease prevention and control is the main duty of the health sector this year, thus the sector will actively conduct preventive measures and provide vaccinations in high-risk areas.

Students to be fully vaccinated in the coming school year   In the next school year any students who has not had their vaccinations will be told they must be immunised to prevent diseases.

Vaccine reactions raise concerns

After Tết (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday, medical facilities offering vaccination services in the central city of Đà Nẵng have received a huge influx of parents and infants, worrying about severe complications from the ComBE Five vaccine used in the national expanded immunisation programme (EIP).

Hà Nội still wary of dengue fever

The number of cases of measles and hand-foot-and mouth disease has decreased in Hà Nội, but the capital reported two more dengue fever and whooping cough cases over the past week, according to a report from the Department of Health.

HCM City reports increase in incidence of contagious diseases

The number of people hospitalised in HCM City with contagious diseases this year has increased compared with the same period a year ago, according to the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre.

Vaccine ComBE Five continues to be used nationwide

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will continue to use the ComBE Five vaccine in a national expanded immunisation programme (EIP), a senior official said.

Hà Nội records 114 cases of measles this year

A total of 114 cases of measles were recorded in Hà Nội since the start of 2019, the city’s Health Department reported.