Nghe An deploys second polio vaccination for children under 1 year old

Nghe An Department of Health has just issued a Plan to implement vaccination.VaccineSecond polio vaccination for children under 1 year old in Nghe An province. The plan sets the target: Children under 1 year old receive the second polio vaccine at 9 months of age in the expanded immunization program at a rate of > 90%. The expected target for the second polio vaccine is 14,362 children.

Time to deploy vaccinationVaccineSecond polio vaccination for children under 1 year old in Nghe An province from October 2022 onwards. The implementation location is in all wards, communes and towns in the whole province. The vaccination target is children from 9 months to under 1 year old who have received the first polio vaccine dose will receive the second polio vaccine dose. In the case of children receiving the first polio vaccine dose late, the interval between the second polio vaccine dose and the first polio vaccine dose must be at least 1 month.

Vaccination for children. Photo: Internet

Nghe An Department of Health assigned the Provincial Center for Disease Control to be the focal point for organizing the implementation of the second polio vaccination according to plan, providing technical guidance on the national expanded immunization program, ensuring adequate supply of vaccines and vaccination materials; establishing teams to monitor, inspect, supervise before, during and after vaccination in the whole province.

The Northwestern and Southwestern Regional General Hospitals, district hospitals and medical facilities with the function of medical examination and treatment must fully prepare equipment, means, drugs and human resources to respond to cases of vaccination reactions at vaccination sites; be ready to promptly receive, examine and treat cases of post-vaccination reactions, especially emergency care and handling of serious complications after vaccination...

Medical Centers of districts, towns and cities, based on the plans and professional guidance of the Provincial Center for Disease Control, develop specific and detailed plans, ensure resources to meet the needs of polio vaccination in the management area, and focus resources to ensure the most effective safety.