Hai Phong directs to complete measles vaccination in March

Mai Dung |

The Chairman of the Hai Phong City People's Committee has just directed departments, branches and localities to urgently assess the development of measles, to prevent an outbreak in the coming time.

Accordingly, the Chairman of the Hai Phong City People's Committee directed departments, branches, sectors and localities to direct the need to ensure adequate human resources, funding, materials, equipment, and vaccines to speed up the progress of measles vaccination, to be completed in March 2025. In particular, units effectively implement the expanded immunization program, catch-up vaccination, and catch-up vaccination for subjects who have not been vaccinated and have not been fully vaccinated. The vaccination form is suitable for the actual and specific conditions of each locality.

Authorities at all levels coordinate and support the health sector to strengthen the review and management of vaccination subjects to ensure closeness to the actual situation in the area; do not miss subjects, especially in areas at risk of outbreaks. The spirit is to "go to every alley, knock on every door, check every subject". In addition, units have increased information, communication, propaganda and mobilization of people, especially in remote areas, to proactively implement measures to prevent and control measles and send children for full vaccination, on schedule according to the instructions of the health sector.

The Department of Education and Training directs educational institutions to deploy measures to prevent and control measles epidemics according to the instructions of the health sector; monitor the health of children and students and immediately notify medical facilities when detecting suspected cases of measles for timely quarantine and treatment. The Department of Education encourages parents to get their children fully vaccinated and on schedule.

Mai Dung