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“About 30% of parents are hesitant to give Covid-19 vaccine to children aged 5

Postponing vaccinations for children infected with Covid-19

On the morning of April 13, the Ministry of Health had just sent a document to the provinces and cities on the vaccination against Covid-19 for people who have been infected with Covid-19. In this document, the Ministry of Health has guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination for children from 5 to under 12 years old, specifically for children who have been infected with Covid-19 for 3 months, the vaccination will be delayed. . For children infected with Covid-19 after 3 months, vaccination takes place normally according to the guidelines of the health sector.

Explaining about vaccinating children after about 3 months of being infected with Covid-19, Professor Phan Trong Lan, Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, said that children with mild Covid-19 may have an inadequate immune system. Therefore, it is necessary to vaccinate after infection to prevent disease. The time of vaccination is three months after the illness, when the child’s body has recovered and is safe for vaccination.

According to GS Lan through a recent survey, about 60-80% of people agree to give Covid-19 vaccine to children from 5 to under 12 years old, about 30% are hesitant. Commenting on this result, the leader shared that the group of parents who are hesitant in the near future will need to be provided with enough information related to vaccination to better understand when making decisions.

The vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to under 12 will have a legacy from the previous vaccination against Covid-19 for adults, high-risk groups aged 18 and over, or children 12-17 years old.

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Prof. Phan Trong Lan, photo Ngoc Minh.

“Our view is to inject the widest, fastest and most effective, while ensuring safety and effectiveness. The health sector will review all subjects to ensure that everyone is vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine. “, he affirmed.

In response to the question that the epidemic situation has decreased, children with Covid-19 are often mild, why do they still need to be vaccinated, Lan said, although the rate of children with severe Covid-19 is not high, children are still at risk of contracting Covid-19. 19 had serious developments and had to be hospitalized. Vaccination against Covid-19 will reduce this risk to a minimum, help children feel secure to go to school and participate in social activities, and help reduce infection and create immunity in the community.

Under the plan, all eligible children aged 5 to under 12 will receive 2 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine right in the second quarter, 4 weeks apart each. Soon, the health sector will organize additional injections for children who have to delay in this round.

Avoid injecting 2 vaccines by mistake

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Deputy Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said that the Ministry of Health and the National Expanded Immunization Program have guided all localities across the country to develop detailed plans on the organize injection points, thereby ensuring safety and the highest vaccine coverage rate.

Ms. Hong added: “Locals are also developing plans and making efforts to submit them to leaders and People’s Committees for approval. Up to now, some localities have completed plans. We plan to hold a small-scale launching ceremony in Ha Long City (Quang Ninh) is contagious. Then next week, most provinces and cities will deploy injections for children from 5 to under age.”.

According to Ms. Hong, in this vaccination round, two vaccines will be injected Pfizer and Moderna. Guidelines from the Ministry of Health young children will be given the same vaccine. To avoid injecting Pfizer and Moderna by mistake, we have specific guidelines. In the coming time, each vaccination program nationwide will have specific instructions for each age group.

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“If in the vaccination session, there are many age groups using 2 vaccines, we will deploy them by grade. For example, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that are indicated for groups of 6 years and older when vaccinated will be widely deployed. 4-5 is Moderna, and the age group from 3rd grade and below will inject Pfize.When deployed in schools, it will follow that class to minimize the incorrect injection with the 2nd injection.

We hope that mothers when taking their children to get vaccinated, remember which vaccine is given for the 1st dose, then when injecting the 2nd dose, check the vaccine for the correct type.”Ms. Hong said.

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