The number of people getting flu vaccines has risen in recent days in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNS/VNA) – The
number of people getting has risen in recent days following three
deaths from swine flu () in Ho Chi Minh City.
Dr Nguyen Thi Cuc of the
(VNVC) in the city’s Phu Nhuan district, said that in the last few days around
1,000 people were getting the flu vaccine daily. Previously, the number of
people ranged from 100-200 a day.
Parents who have taken their children for
vaccines under the regular immunization schedules have also registered for flu
vaccines for their kids. Many people are getting the vaccines for all family
members.
Children, pregnant women, the elderly, and
people who are overweight or obese, or have chronic diseases such as diabetes
and asthma are at high risk of serious flu complications, she added.
The city’s Preventive Medicine Centre reported a
spike in the number of people getting flu vaccines.
The centre attributed the rise to fear about the
recurrence of and the three reported deaths.
The number of children who receive vaccines
increases in the summer as they are out of school, according to the centre.
At least 28 patients at Tu Du Obstetrics and
Gynecology Hospital and 15 patients at Cho Ray Hospital have tested positive
for swine flu.
There are 30,000 cases of influenza in the
southern region every year, according to the HCM City Pasteur
Institute.-VNS/VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
