HCDC is providing sufficient diphtheria vaccines (both vaccines in the expansion vaccination program and service vaccine) for the immunization system in the area.

However, at the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, vaccination vaccine services for diphtheria prevention and prevention were temporarily interrupted.Dr. Minh Van Thoi, Head of Clinic and Casteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City, said that from July 11, the Institute had gone out of diphtheria vaccine due to the increasing number of vaccinations.The normal period of every day about 10-15 people came to the injection, but in just 3 days after the diphtheria died in Nghe An died, the number of diphtheria vaccination at the hospital increased more than 100 people per day.Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City is urgently implementing additional vaccine purchases.

Dr. Truong Huu Khanh, Permanent Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Infection Association, said that diphtheria died in Nghe An is not strange.In fact, over the past few years, there are a few cases of death in adults or adults, groups of children under 4 years of age are very uncommon because most children have been vaccinated.Please in the expanded immunization program.

Dr. Khanh said that diphtheria rarely occurs in big cities that mainly appear in remote areas.The coverage of the vaccine in these areas has not yet reached a community immunity or adults not to be vaccinated.In fact, diphtheria is not as contagious as Covid-19, the disease has prevented the risk of infection and specific treatment, so it is difficult to cause death in many people.“Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are areas with good diphtheria vaccine coverage, the community should not be confused.In addition to vaccinations, people can prevent diphtheria with solutions carrying masks when coming to crowded places, washing hands, avoiding contact with people with manifestations ”, BS.Khanh said.He also recommends that vaccinations are an effective solution to prevent disease, the community should not wait until the death of the new death.Those who need to be injected with diphtheria are long -term people who have not been injected, people often go to the areas where the disease is circulating, adults in families with children, gardens should have diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis.