Deploying expanded vaccination sites

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, due to the interruption of the supply of 6-in-1 and 5-in-1 vaccines of Glaxo SmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur, the provision of vaccination services outside the expanded immunization program cannot meet the people's needs for this type of vaccine, especially in urban areas.

Accordingly, the interruption in the supply of the above vaccines has caused public outrage and led to a mentality of waiting for vaccination services, especially since it can create the risk of disease outbreaks, while vaccines to prevent similar diseases in the expanded immunization program are always fully guaranteed and of good quality.

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To ensure that children are fully vaccinated on schedule and avoid the situation where children are not vaccinated or wait to be vaccinated with service vaccines similar to vaccines under the expanded immunization program, the Director of the Department of Health requests medical units to urgently implement the following contents: State medical facilities that organize service vaccination activities must organize vaccination with vaccines under the expanded immunization program corresponding to the type of vaccine that the facility performs service vaccination; strictly prohibit acts of profiteering from service vaccination, handle responsibility for heads of service vaccination facilities who do not provide or do not ensure enough vaccines to prevent diseases under the expanded immunization program for which the facility performs service vaccination; Fully implement the professional regulations to ensure vaccination safety of the Ministry of Health, facilities with vaccination rooms, health stations in communes, wards and towns urgently build documents to request appraisal and certification of facilities qualified for vaccination according to regulations of the Ministry of Health.

Starting from December 1, 2015, any facility that has not been certified will be handled according to regulations; actively promote and communicate the benefits of vaccination and vaccines to the people through mass media...

Thuy Hien