Vietnamese people have had the opportunity to access this vaccine after many decades of expectation and witness the dengue epidemic raging, seriously affecting health and life.

The launch of dengue vaccine took place at VNVC Hoang Van Thu on the afternoon of September 20

According to Dr. Bach Thi Chinh, medical director of VNVC immunization system, this isDengue fever vaccineTakeda, Japan, has been put into use for the first time in the world from 2018 to the present, currently widely used in more than 40 countries.Effective vaccine prevents all 4 tubes of dengue virus (Den-1, Den-2, Den-3, Den-4), efficiency up to more than 80% and prevents the risk of hospitalization up to 90%.

The Ministry of Health has approved the use of dengue vaccine in Vietnam from May 2024.VNVC immunization system has made efforts with the manufacturer to bring vaccines early to Vietnam to promptly prevent people's health.The timely presence of dengue vaccine will provide people across the country an effective, economical preventive measure, reducing pressure for preventive health and medical doctors at the hospital to fight withSevere disease, high death.

At the present time, the deployment of dengue vaccine is more meaningful when many diseases, especially dengue fever is complicated, increases the number of cases when rain and floods occur in a row.Besides, the urbanization and heating of the globe have created conditions for mosquitoes to cause proliferation.

According to Assoc..Every year, there are about 200,000 cases and dozens of deaths in many localities.In particular, the Den-2 tube is often associated with serious dengue and epidemic cases, and is a major cause of deaths related to dengue fever.

A parent takes children to vaccinate dengue.Photo: vnvc

Dengue fever can be seen in both children and adults, in which the subjects are at higher risk of worse children, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases, obesity ... if not grantedTimely salvation, patients may experience dangerous complications due to dengue fever such as hypotension, heart failure, kidney failure, blood loss, multiple organ failure, brain hemorrhage, coma ... Pregnant women are at riskThe muscles have difficulty bleeding, pre -eclampsia, liver and kidney function damage, life -threatening, fetal failure, premature birth, and pregnancy.

An elderly woman chooses to vaccinate dengue to protect herself.Photo: vnvc

If not proactive prophylaxis, people with infected may be hospitalized for treatment, use special drugs, infusion, closely monitor signs of survival.For serious cases, the cost of treatment can be up to hundreds of millions of dong due to prolonged hospital stay, bad progress requires modern equipment.The peak of life -threatening complications patients need to run ECMO at a cost of up to 1 billion.

The vaccine is strictly preserved in the cold storage of GPS standard.Photo: vnvc

Dengue fever has increasingly complicated epidemiological events, no longer counting the cycle, previous previous prevention is very difficult because the sugar is complicated through mosquitoes and the treatment of dengue fever is very complicated and expensive..The deployment of dengue fever vaccination in Vietnam of VNVC immunization system helps the preventive medicine and people have more long -term prevention weapons and deal with dengue epidemic effectively and economically.

"The vaccine is a great result, will contribute effectively in the control of epidemics. The use of vaccines will reduce the number of cases, severe cases and deaths," said Assoc. Prof. Tran Dac Phu.

Cold cars meet the GSP standard of VNVC to transport vaccines to the vaccination centers to serve the people.

As soon as the VNVC immunization system officially announced the vaccination against dengue fever in nearly 200 immunization centers nationwide, attracted the attention and expectations of the people.Many young people actively share information about vaccines, vaccinations to protect their health, parents, grandparents - those who have experienced dengue fever.

In Vietnam, from 1980 - 2018 usually recorded the peak every 10 years, 2019 - 2023 experienced two peaks in 2019, 2022. The whole country has more than 367,000 cases in 2022, ranked 2nd globally, only later, afterBrazil.