Nghe An parents' opinions on vaccination for children aged 5-11 years old
(Baonghean.vn) - The policy of vaccinating children aged 5-11 against Covid-19 is being urgently implemented in Vietnam to minimize the risk of infection for students, especially when they return to school. This is also an issue that many parents and schools are concerned about.
Ms. Dao Thi Uyen - Block 11 - Le Loi Ward, Vinh City
Consider when mass testing of vaccines for children is not high
I have a preschooler and he is actuallyF0with symptoms like fever, tired for about 3 days and then my health is normal and now I go to school.
I have also heard that the State is implementing a vaccination campaign for children from 5 to 11 years old and this is a very humane policy. However, for our family, I will not let my child get vaccinated this time. Firstly, my child has been infected with F0 so the risk of infection has been limited. Secondly, I am currently concerned that mass testing for vaccines for children under 11 years old is not high.
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Parent Dao Thi Uyen. Photo: MH |
I think we have to wait a while longer, when the water level drops.vaccinationIf it is more common for children, I will reconsider vaccinating them or when they are older. At the present time, I believe that it is appropriate for children to return to school because adults also have to go to work, life also has to be established and return to a new state. Moreover, we cannot wait until the disease is gone, but need to accompany the school to comply with disease prevention measures.
Teacher Nguyen Thi Hong Van - Principal of Hoa Sen Kindergarten
Parents are concerned about vaccinating their children during disease outbreaks.
Up to this point, for adults, we have seen the effectiveness of proper, adequate and timely vaccination. For example, in our province, in the past, although there were many cases of infection, thanks to vaccination, the infection was mild and treatment was easy. I also think that this will also affect parents and let everyone see the importance of vaccination and the State's attention to young children.
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Teacher Nguyen Hong Van - Principal of Hoa Sen Kindergarten. Photo: MH |
Personally, I think we should also vaccinate children to ensure the best disease prevention for the current period. Recently, our school also conducted a survey of parents and over 60% of parents, but after the outbreak, more parents texted to ask when they would be vaccinated or asked if they could register for additional vaccinations. This shows that parents are very interested in vaccinating their children.
The issue we are concerned about now is that the coordinating units must work with the school and parents to ensure absolute safety for children before, during and after vaccination.
Teacher Phung Thi Thu Ha - Principal of Hung Tien Kindergarten - Hung Nguyen
There are support plans for special children with underlying diseases.
The Covid-19 epidemic has been going on for nearly 3 years with very complicated developments. Therefore, parents are very concerned about the epidemic, including vaccination for children aged 5-11. In our area, the majority of parents agree. The number of parents who are concerned mainly falls into cases where the children have underlying diseases or are obese.
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Teacher Phung Thi Thu Ha. Photo: MH |
At our school, the school has been promoting the need to vaccinate children. In special cases, we have asked health authorities and professional agencies to advise people on how to better understand the vaccination process.
To ensure safe and effective vaccination, we will coordinate with the steering committee to do a good job of propaganda and consultation for parents before vaccination.
Ms. Tran Thi Viet Ha - Block 12, Le Loi Ward,cityVinh
If not vaccinated, disease will break out when students return to school.
In my opinion, vaccinating children from 5 to 11 years old is extremely necessary during the current unpredictable epidemic. Vaccination will help children create antibodies, so that if they get infected, their health will not be affected much.
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Parent Tran Thi Viet Ha. Photo: Duc Anh |
Authorities should study plans to organize vaccinations for children as soon as possible. Because at this time, Vietnam has entered a "new normal" state. Therefore, young children will be at high risk of being exposed to many sources of F0. Especially now that schools in Nghe An have returned to in-person learning. Therefore, children will have to interact with each other a lot every day, from playing, eating, sleeping... This will be a high risk that will lead to children being easily infected. Vaccination will help children avoid the risk of severe progression. Many children in good health have been vaccinated, and if infected, they will have very few symptoms.
Teacher Nguyen Thi Hai Van - Teacher at Le Loi Primary School,Vinh city
Early vaccination will help children prevent disease and danger.
Recently, Le Loi Primary School has distributed questionnaires to survey parents' opinions on the issue of vaccination for children aged 5-11. Through the survey, there are some parents who agree and some parents who do not agree on this issue.
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Teacher Nguyen Thi Hai Van. Photo: Duc Anh |
In fact, in the past, many children at our school had good resistance, so when they got sick, they overcame the disease easily. However, many children will have bad consequences and that will affect their long-term health. In my opinion, vaccination is a national policy, and the authorities have carefully researched the harms and benefits of vaccination for this age group. Therefore, if vaccinated early, it will help children prevent the disease and the dangers caused by Covid-19.