Children 1-5 years will be given additional measles vaccine

To prevent measles vaccinated children and still have, next time, children 1-5 years across the country will be given booster when full 18 months and older (free). Previously, this tip is given when the child turns 6. According to expand vaccination ago, children were measles first dose 9-11 months after injection and then again when are 6 years old. The incidence of measles has been reduced significantly. 

However, in recent years continued to record large and medium services. Specifically, in 2009, measles outbreaks have occurred with more than 7,000 large-scale shifts. Outbreak across the country and in most age groups in which age group has the highest incidence of children 1-5 years old (the majority in this group was a nasal measles vaccine). To deal with that, on 1/7/2010.

 Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has planned a campaign deploying additional measles vaccinations for children 1-5 years across the country to increase the rate of immunity in the community . Thus, the child will be repeated when the dose measles was 18 months and older (rather than waiting to 6 years as before). 

 The child measles vaccine or measles-mumps-rubela within 1 month organizing campaign to date not been vaccinated subjects. Hanoi will host vaccination clinics in communes (27-30/10), primary schools (26/10). Session last injection in both two parts of the will from 1/11-6/11. Measles can be prevented by measles vaccine in full and on schedule.