The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention – Control and Economic Recovery yesterday held a meeting on current socio-economic issues and pandemic fighting state in the city.
Although the season of dengue fever has only just begun, the number of hospitalizations due to dengue is showing signs of increasing with many dangerous cases and even deaths have been reported.
The Department of Health in Hanoi has temporarily suspended vaccination for high school students following extended expiry while waiting for the Ministry of Health’s guidance.
The independent vaccine safety monitoring board pointed out Anaphylaxis to be the culprit of post-Covid vaccine deaths after receipt of the Vero Cell vaccine when they arrived at the conclusion of the incident.
At noon on November 24, the Department of Health in the Northern Province of Thanh Hoa reported two post-Covid vaccine deaths linked to the Vero Cell Covid-19 vaccine.
The Ministry of Health yesterday issued its guidelines on the administration of the three-shot Abdala coronavirus vaccine which was approved for emergency use.
According to the National Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control this morning, more people received Covid-19 vaccine and two of them suffered allergic reactions including anaphylaxis.
Additional 3,663 people received shots of Covid-19 vaccine and one was in stable condition after suffering Anaphylaxis yesterday, according to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) reported this morning.
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) announced four people who were suffering Anaphylaxis, an acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, following Covid-19 vaccination are in stable condition.
All surgical operations at private hospital Tri Duc in Hanoi have been halted after two patients died while under anesthesia in preparation for their surgeries, said Deputy Head of the Department of Health in Hanoi Tran Thi Nhi Ha at a press brief yesterday.
A 6 month old was saved from anaphylactic shock after vaccinating with Quivaxem - the South Korean made vaccine to prevent five common, potentially fatal childhood diseases.
Vaccination remains an effective form of protection against the H1N1 virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said in response to a request from Vietnam for clarification on the safety of the vaccine.