In March 2025, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Health is synchronously implementing solutions to prevent and control measles, strengthening the review and management of vaccination subjects to ensure closeness to the actual situation in the area, not missing subjects, especially in areas with high risk and low vaccination rates.
Currently, the health sector is coordinating with localities to apply appropriate vaccination forms (home vaccination, mobile vaccination) to quickly cover the vaccine to achieve effective immunity in the community for measles.
In the face of the complicated situation of measles, Khanh Hoa province assigned the Department of Health to effectively implement expanded immunization, organize dosage compensation for children aged 1 to 5 years in the province who have not been fully vaccinated with measles-containing vaccines according to regulations and must complete dosage compensation by March 2025 at the latest...
According to the report of Khanh Hoa provincial authorities, as of March 20, the whole Khanh Hoa province has 10,480/11,269 children (from 1 to 5 years old) vaccinated against measles, reaching 93%.
Of which, 6 localities have reached 95% or more, including: Nha Trang city (96.9%), Ninh Hoa town (96.4%), Dien Khanh district (95.9%), Cam Ranh city (97.5%), Khanh Vinh district (96.3%) and Khanh Son district (95.9%).
By the end of March, the rate of children vaccinated against measles in Khanh Hoa province will reach more than 95%. In addition, more than 1,810 officers and employees working at hospitals and medical centers at high risk of infection have been vaccinated against measles.
