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Health establishments capable of handling blood clotting from COVID vaccine: Expert

Lower-level healthcare establishments in Vietnam are capable of dealing with blood clotting caused by COVID-19 vaccine thanks to the telehealth system, an expert has said.
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Hanoi (VNA) - Lower-level healthcareestablishments in Vietnam are capable of dealing with blood clotting caused by COVID-19 vaccine thanks to the telehealth system, an expert has said.

Associate Prof. Dr. Dao Xuan Co, DeputyDirector of the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital and Secretary-General of theVietnam National Association of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and ClinicalToxicology, said the telehealth system has been deployed to 1,500 sites in all ofVietnam’s 63 cities and provincial nationwide and will help leading specialistsinstruct grassroots medical facilities on handling cases of blood clotting in aswift and effective manner.

He said people can rest assured about the safetyof vaccines, as cases of blood clotting are “very rare”.

If medical establishments at any level encountervaccinated patients with blood clots, the health sector will be able tomobilise leading experts to conduct consultations and provide treatmentguidance via the telehealth system, Co emphasised.

Nearly 80,000 people in 22 cities and provinces inVietnam have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to date, and there have been no casesof blood clots.

On April 15, the Minister of Health decided toset up a steering committee for COVID-19 vaccination safety, which gathers togetherministry officials and leading experts in different specialities to helprespond to any circumstance./.



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