The Department of Health is checking information about many children being hospitalized after being vaccinated with ComBE Five vaccine.
Regarding the fact that many children had reactions after being vaccinated with ComBE Five vaccine and had to be hospitalized, the Department of Preventive Medicine said that it will report specifically when there is a conclusion.
In the past few days, there has been a lot of information shared on Facebook about children having reactions after vaccination, especially many children having to be hospitalized after being vaccinated with ComBE Five. This information has made many parents with children of vaccination age worried.
Ms. Dam Ai Linh (in Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province) shared that her second baby is just 3 months old. She also knew about the switch from Quinvaxem vaccine to ComBE Five. However, when mothers shared on some forums about some reactions after being injected with the new vaccine, she felt confused.
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| Information about some reactions after ComBE Five vaccination makes many mothers worried. |
This morning (December 28), speaking to reporters, Mr. Tran Dac Phu - Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) said that, in response to this incident, the Expanded Immunization Program is still compiling reports on cases of post-vaccination reactions to the ComBE Five vaccine. "In Nam Dinh province, after vaccination, some children had post-vaccination reactions and had to be hospitalized. Since December 27, the Nam Dinh Provincial Professional Council has met and will report to the Department when the results are available. After that, the Department will have an official announcement on this incident" - Mr. Phu said.
ComBe Five vaccine is a combination vaccine for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B and pneumonia/meningitis caused by Hib bacteria. According to the plan, at the end of December 2018, the Ministry of Health began to deploy a new vaccine to replace the 5-in-1 Quinvaxem vaccine with the Indian DPT-VGB-Hib (ComBe Five) vaccine and up to now, some localities have deployed this vaccine.
As of November 30, 2018, according to reports from 7 provinces, deployed in 60 districts, 899 communes/wards, 17,356 children have been vaccinated with ComBe Five vaccine, the vaccination rate reached 75.7%.
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| At the end of December, the ComBE Five vaccine will replace the 5-in-1 Quinvaxem vaccine. Photo: KT |
According to local reports, the rate of common reactions (fever <39°C, mild pain and swelling at the injection site, other symptoms such as discomfort, crying...) is 5.5%. There were 3 cases of reactions requiring hospitalization, which were concluded by the Provincial Vaccination Expert Council: 2 cases of anaphylactic reactions, 1 case of high fever/convulsions that were initially treated and promptly given emergency care at the hospital. There were no deaths.
The switch to DPT-VGB-Hib (ComBE Five) vaccine in 7 provinces has been accepted by the community. There have been no cases of vaccine refusal.
Mr. Tran Dac Phu - Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine said that using the ComBE Five combination vaccine will reduce the number of injections for children, save time for mothers and families, and at the same time, children will have the opportunity to prevent 5 dangerous infectious diseases.
However, like other drugs or vaccines, reactions can occur when injected. When seeing signs such as persistent crying, agitation, lethargy, difficulty breathing, high fever >39°C, or fever lasting more than 24 hours, purple skin, cold limbs, repeated vomiting, skipping meals, skipping breastfeeding, convulsions... parents need to take their children immediately to medical facilities for timely treatment./.
