Many families get vaccinated in preparation for the holidays

VNVC vaccination system recorded an increase in the number of families registering and getting vaccinated before the year-end festival, in order to prepare their health before traveling and celebrating Tet.

They are family members who choose to get vaccinated against influenza, pneumococcal, whooping cough - diphtheria - tetanus and vaccines against regional diseases such as cholera, typhoid... For example, Mr. Nguyen Van Vu's family (Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City) got a flu booster shot, plus cholera and typhoid shots to prepare for a trip to Thailand during the upcoming New Year. He said this was the first time his family had traveled abroad, so he wanted to prepare his health so as not to interrupt his travel experience.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam (45 years old, Ho Chi Minh City) took her two children to get vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcus before returning to her hometown to celebrate Tet with her family in Ha Tinh . "The Central region is often cold and rainy during Tet, my two children are still young and have weak respiratory systems, so I want to prevent diseases in advance, and feel secure to enjoy the spring and celebrate Tet," she said.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi (65 years old, Nam Dinh ) and his wife got a booster shot for flu and whooping cough. He has asthma, often has difficulty breathing and feels tired when the weather changes, and his wife has diabetes. Therefore, he and his wife often get many vaccines as recommended by the doctor to avoid getting sick and feel secure when participating in crowded festivals during Tet.

Many families come to the VNVC System to get vaccinated against year-end diseases. Photo: Moc Thao

Doctor Bach Thi Chinh, Medical Director of VNVC Vaccination System, said that the Tet holiday is often the time when people increase their movement and contact with the community with many activities such as traveling, returning to their hometowns, visiting relatives... At this time, the weather is often humid, the transition from winter to spring in the North, creating conditions for viruses and bacteria to be more active than in other seasons.

In addition, some seasonal infectious diseases can affect people's health, including the elderly, pregnant women, and children. Dengue fever and hand, foot, and mouth disease will be rampant in 2023, causing a large disease burden. Vaccines for these diseases are currently available but have not been approved in Vietnam. In addition, influenza, rabies, encephalitis, meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, measles, diarrhea caused by rotavirus, etc. are also common during the changing seasons.

Therefore, vaccination is considered a necessary preparation step to make travel and spring travel safer. In addition to vaccination, Dr. Chinh recommends that people check the epidemic situation in their localities before traveling to have appropriate disease prevention methods.

If in the country, families can look for information in newspapers, radio or websites of the Ministry of Health, health departments, disease control centers in that locality. In case of traveling abroad, notes are provided on the website of the US CDC or WHO, disease surveillance units. To better prepare luggage and documents, information that people need to pay attention to is: weather, recently appeared new diseases, vaccination requirements...

The end of the year is the time when many families travel, so it is necessary to take early precautions to enjoy the trip. Photo: Freepik

Before the trip, you should get some vaccines to prevent respiratory diseases such as seasonal flu, pneumococcal disease, whooping cough - diphtheria - tetanus...; avoid gastrointestinal diseases with cholera, typhoid, Rotavirus injections for children under 8 months old. Vaccines also help eliminate confusion of symptoms with similar diseases, avoiding serious complications due to co-infection with many diseases at the same time.

Everyone should be fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks before traveling to create good antibodies. Groups with weak immune systems such as children, the elderly, people with immunodeficiency, pregnant or breastfeeding women, people who like to come into contact with certain animals... need to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

In addition, when traveling at the end of the year, people should prepare and bring necessary medicines such as pain relievers, fever reducers, cough syrups, diarrhea medicine, and control of underlying diseases (if any), in case the trip is prolonged or it is difficult to access emergency medical services... People should wear masks, wash their hands regularly, eat safe food, and ensure the origin to ensure health.

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VNVC has 150 centers covering the whole country, committed to providing all types of good quality vaccines at stable prices, especially books with preferential prices at the end of the year... People can visit any local VNVC center to get fully vaccinated on schedule.

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