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Vaccine ComBE Five continues to be used nationwide

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will continue to use the ComBE Five vaccine in a national expanded immunisation programme (EIP), a senior official said.
Vaccine ComBE Five continues to be used nationwide ảnh 1The ComBE Five vaccine will continue to be used in the national expanded immunisation programme (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - TheMinistry of Health (MoH) will continue to use the ComBE Five vaccine in anational expanded immunisation programme (EIP), a senior official said.

Tran Dac Phu, head of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the MoH, saidthe ministry has directed cities and provinces nationwide to continue usingthis vaccine in accordance with the approved plan.

A number of parents haveraised concerns following a number of reports of post-vaccinationcomplications.

The central province of Binh Dinh reportedly suspended use of the vaccine soon after a two-month old babydied after it was administered.

Other side-effects werereported in a number of localities including Hanoi and Hai Phong.

Accordingto Phu, normal reactions such as mild fever or a slight pain around theinjection site are reported in 1.73 percent of children.

Reports from localities inwhich the ComBE Five is used showed that between 0.05 and 5.5 percent ofchildren have a fever after receiving the vaccine.

“All vaccines imported to Vietnam in general and Combe Five in particular aretransferred in batches and inspected separately. Lots of vaccines that are usedmeet safety standards and are granted licences,” he said.

He advised parents to keepchildren at medical centres for 30 minutes after immunisation so doctors canmonitor and treat any abnormal reactions.

ComBE Five is a“five-in-one” vaccine that can help fight five common, potentially fataldiseases affecting infants – diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis Band Haemophilus influenza type B.

More than 400 million dosesof ComBE Five have been used for children in 39 countries and territories sinceit was approved by the World Health Organisation.

In May 2017, ComBE Fiveobtained a licence from the Ministry of Health. The vaccine was first administrated formore than 17,300 children in seven provinces of Ha Nam, Bac Giang, Yen Bai, Kon Tum, Binh Dinh, Dong Thap and Ba Ria Vung Tau.-VNS/VNA
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