Since 2009, there will be a

The National Expanded Immunization Program said that, starting in 2009, the '5 in 1' vaccine will be included in the expanded immunization program.

SGGP on March 30 said this is a vaccine for five diseases: diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B and Hib meningitis. With this new vaccine, instead of having 5 injections to prevent these 5 diseases, Vietnamese children will only need one injection to prevent these infections.

Instead of 5 injections, children will only need 1 injection.(Photo: VNN)

According to Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, it is expected that 1.5 million newborn babies will be given this new vaccine every year. The introduction of the ' 5 in 1 ' vaccine into the expanded immunization program will help Vietnamese children reduce the number of injections, limit the risk of side effects, especially severe complications such as allergies, shock, death. Death has happened quite a lot in the past.

Notably, in this new vaccine, a vaccine to prevent Hib meningitis, a disease in recent years, has caused many deaths.

Since April 2007, 11 children have died after being vaccinated. However, the Ministry of Health confirmed on March 20, cases of complications after vaccination were not related to vaccination, but just coincidence.

Hong Ninh (synthesized)