Proactively vaccinating the influenza vaccine
Take a break from work in the morning, Ms. Viet Thu (her name has changed) in Ho Chi Minh City to enlist to the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City injecting the flu vaccine. Previously, Ms. Thu thought that the flu was a mild disease, buying her own medicine. However, after hearing that the female idol in Taiwan (China) died due to flu complications and some hospitals in the North had severe flu, Ms. Thu decided to vaccinate to protect her health good. than.
Information from the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City said that the number of people coming to the flu vaccine at the unit's vaccination has doubled compared to before the Lunar New Year 2025. of seasonal flu in the North. In particular, information about the death of influenza in Japan also made more people more interested in proactive vaccine to prevent disease.
At the VNVC vaccination system, the number of people vaccinated in the influenza season increased.
According to Dr. Bach Thi Chinh - Director of Medicine, VNVC immunization system, recorded from nearly 220 facilities across the country, showing that, from the 4th of the Lunar New Year 2025 when this immunization system operates again, The proportion of children and adults to the flu vaccine increased by more than 50% compared to the days near Tet. The highest peak is right after the information of the female idol in Taiwan (China) died of seasonal flu, pneumonia complications.
Normally, the flu is often evolved with manifestations of fever, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, runny nose, sore throat, cough, patients recovering for 2-7 days. However, the disease may get worse and fatal when the virus invades organs causing pneumonia, myocarditis, encephalitis, and blood infection. Groups of people aged 65 and older, pregnant women, young children, people with background diseases such as cardiovascular disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary, kidney failure, diabetes ... have a higher risk of getting worse.
Not bewildered but not subjective
According to the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, the city's infectious disease monitoring system recorded in 2024, about 2,900 cases were diagnosed with clinical influenza. In particular, there are 11 cases of serious illness and no death. Currently, there are 20 cases of influenza being inpatient in hospitals. Ho Chi Minh City has not yet detected abnormally in receiving and treating flu patients.
The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City also has an urgent document on strengthening the prevention and control of the seasonal flu. In the present time, the weather is favorable for the pathogens through the respiratory tract. The city health sector actively implements measures to prevent and combat flu, not to be confused and worried. However, people are not subjective, neglecting the developments of the disease.
The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City proposed medical facilities in the area to recommend people to visit, treat and contact the work to strictly implement the masks in the medical facility. The units strictly implement the process of reporting emergency disease situations, strengthening the prevention and control of avian influenza to humans.
It is recommended that the City Center for Disease Control, and coordinate with the medical examination and treatment facility, the district health center and Thu Duc City to supervise the case of influenza, suspected severe viral pneumonia (SVP )) In the city in accordance with the guidance of the Ministry of Health.
In addition, it is recommended that non -public medical examination and treatment facilities in the area report cases or suspect viral pneumonia, flu to health stations, district health centers, districts, Thu city. Virtue.
