On October 26, information from the Center for Disease Control Ho Chi Minh City said that last week the city continued to recognize the increase in measles cases with 131 cases (up 23.3% compared to the average.4 weeks ago).The total number of measles accumulated from the beginning of 2024 to now is 1,192 shifts.
Since the announcement of measles up to now, the city health sector has promoted the campaign to vaccinate the disease.The total number of measles vaccines accumulated in the area has now reached more than 220 thousand nose.In particular, children from 1-5 years old have been injected 46,486 nose (100%), children from 6-10 years old are 147,313 stitches (reaching 99.95%).The campaign for vaccination against measles has been completed 100% in the group of children aged 1-5 and reached 99.95% in the group of children aged 6-10 years as planned.
Ho Chi Minh City is asking for an opinion on expanding the age of vaccination to control measles
Although the rate of vaccine coverage in the age group needed immunity has reached the community immunity, the number of measles cases continues to increase.Explaining the above problem, the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City said that measles is an acute infectious disease caused by measles virus, human -to -human diseases.Anyone who has not vaccinated or has not had enough measles vaccine is likely to get measles.
Currently, the anti -measles vaccination campaign for children from 1 to 10 years old in the city achieves the targets on the group of children, but in reality, there are still children who have not been injected with 2 shots.Measles.Therefore, measles in this age group can still appear scattered but do not cause large epidemics.Therefore, localities need to continue reviewing and updating children's information in the area and organizing inviting children to vaccinate.
The Department of Health adds that measles can occur at any age if not fully vaccinated.According to statistics in this epidemic, up to 23% of patients are children under 9 months old - less than the age of measles vaccination according to TCMR schedule and 18% are people over 10 years old, this is a group outside the subject of vaccinationIn the campaign.
In order to control measles soon, the Department of Health said that there was a written request to the competent authorities on the expansion of the immunization for measles vaccine and will be implemented as soon as it is approved.