The Department of Preventive Medicine recommends vaccination against measles.

The disease is common in children under 5 years old or can also occur in adults, due to not being vaccinated against measles or not being vaccinated enough.

Measles has no specific treatment and is easily spread through the respiratory tract through droplets of an infected person or through direct contact, through hands contaminated with the patient's secretions.

Crowded places such as public places, schools... have a very high risk of spreading measles. Measles outbreaks usually occur in cycles of 3-5 years.

Vaccination for children at CDC Hanoi Vaccination Room.

Vaccination is an effective measure to prevent disease. The transmission of disease can only be stopped when the immunity rate in the community reaches over 95%.

Therefore, to prevent measles, the Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health recommends:

1. People proactively take children from 9 months to 2 years old who have not been vaccinated or have not received 2 doses of measles vaccine to get fully vaccinated on schedule.
2. Parents should not let children come near or come into contact with children suspected of having measles; wash hands frequently with soap when caring for children.
3. Parents should keep their children's bodies, noses, throats, eyes and teeth clean every day; ensure that their homes and toilets are well-ventilated and clean; and improve their children's nutrition.
4. Nursery schools, kindergartens, and schools where children gather must be kept clean and airy; toys, learning tools, and classrooms must be regularly disinfected with common disinfectants.
5. When people detect signs of fever, cough, runny nose, rash, they need to isolate their children early and take them to the nearest medical facility for examination and timely treatment advice. People should not take their children to other facilities for treatment when not necessary to avoid hospital overload and cross-infection in the hospital.

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