Facing the situation of influenza at the risk of outbreak, the Ministry of Health requests the People's Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government to direct the implementation of the following urgent measures:
Promote vaccination
Review and organize compensation and vaccination of measles vaccine for those who have not been injected or not enough nose.
Ensure the vaccination rate of vaccines in the expanded immunization program to boost community immunity.
Encourage people to proactively vaccinate the flu and vaccine with measles and rubella components for women of childbearing age as recommended by the Ministry of Health.
Strengthen monitoring and early detection of cases
Closely monitor the situation of infectious diseases, especially the flu, measles and acute respiratory diseases.
Strict monitoring of suspected cases at hospitals, schools, industrial parks and community.
Prepare sufficient human resources, equipment, medicines to be ready to respond in case of germination of disease.
Promote communication and recommendations
Coordinate with press and communication agencies to propagate about preventive measures, especially at schools, industrial parks, tourist destinations and public places.
It is recommended that people take personal protection measures such as wearing a mask, waving their hands regularly, avoiding close contact with the patient.
Strengthen interdisciplinary coordination
Request educational institutions, industrial parks, commercial centers and public places to strictly implement disease prevention measures.
Monitoring students 'health and workers' health and dissemination of personal disease prevention.
The Ministry of Health suggested that local authorities, relevant agencies and people join hands to take measures to prevent and combat diseases, in order to ensure public health, minimize serious and died cases. Vong.
According to the Ministry of Health, in Vietnam, the number of influenza cases has had a local increase since the end of 2024 and during the Lunar New Year 2025, but there has been no mutation compared to previous years.
In particular, common influenza virus strains are influenza A/H3N2, A/H1N1 and influenza B. Measles tend to decrease compared to December 2024 but still have an increase in some localities.
Currently, winter -spring weather conditions with humid climate are a favorable environment for viruses to develop and spread. In addition, the demand for travel, trade and festive activities at the beginning of the year increases, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks.
