Catch-up vaccinations for children entering educational institutions

In order to increase the coverage rate of vaccines in the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) among children entering preschools and primary schools in the province, and at the same time proactively prevent infectious diseases that can be prevented by vaccines in the EPI Program, the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province has issued a plan on implementing medical history checks and catch-up vaccinations for children entering preschools and primary schools in Thanh Hoa province.

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The goal is that 100% of children will have their vaccination history checked for vaccines in the EPI Program when enrolling in preschool and primary schools in the province (including public and non-public educational institutions); Over 90% of children identified as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated with measles, measles-rubella (MR), polio (bOPV, IPV) and Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccines will be given catch-up vaccinations to proactively prevent the disease.

Subjects requiring vaccination history checks are all children enrolled in preschools and primary schools (grade 1). Children identified as unvaccinated or undervaccinated with measles, rubella (MR), polio (bOPV, IPV) and Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccines after vaccination history checks will be given catch-up doses of these vaccines.

The Provincial People's Committee requests the Health and Education sectors to closely coordinate in the process of implementing medical history checks and vaccinations for children, according to the functions and tasks of each sector. Vaccination work must ensure safety, effectiveness, and science according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the National Immunization Program.

The People's Committees of districts, towns and cities direct, inspect, supervise and urge the implementation of the plan to check medical history and vaccinate children entering preschools and primary schools in the area. Direct the Department of Education and Training, preschools and primary schools in the area to coordinate with local health agencies to effectively carry out the investigation, make a list of subjects, and arrange human resources to support the vaccination sessions held at schools.

TS (Source: Provincial People's Committee)

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/y-te-suc-khoe/tiem-chung-bu-lieu-cho-tre-nhap-hoc-tai-cac-co-so-giao-duc/192631.htm