Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Lower-level healthcare
establishments in Vietnam are capable of dealing with blood clotting caused by thanks to the telehealth system, an expert has said.
Associate Prof. Dr. Dao Xuan Co, Deputy
Director of the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital and Secretary-General of the
Vietnam National Association of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Clinical
Toxicology, said the telehealth system has been deployed to 1,500 sites in all of
Vietnam’s 63 cities and provincial nationwide and will help leading specialists
instruct grassroots medical facilities on handling cases of blood clotting in a
swift and effective manner.
He said people can rest assured about the safety
of vaccines, as cases of are “very rare”.
If medical establishments at any level encounter
vaccinated patients with blood clots, the health sector will be able to
mobilise leading experts to conduct consultations and provide treatment
guidance via the telehealth system, Co emphasised.
Nearly 80,000 people in 22 cities and provinces in
Vietnam have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to date, and there have been no cases
of blood clots.
On April 15, the Minister of Health decided to
set up a steering committee for vaccination safety, which gathers together
ministry officials and leading experts in different specialities to help
respond to any circumstance./.
Source: VietnamPlus
