Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City has vaccines again after a year of interruption

Speaking to Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Master, Doctor Nguyen Minh Ngoc, Director of the Vaccination Clinic, Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, said that at the end of 2021, the institute began to run out of some types of vaccines due to the end of bidding. By mid-2022, all service vaccines were no longer available. However, up to now, after a review period to implement bidding in accordance with regulations, the institute has basically provided almost all types of vaccines to serve the needs of the people.

Hơn một năm hết toàn bộ vắc-xin, Viện Pasteur TP HCM đã có trở lại - Ảnh 1.

Vaccines available at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City on May 18.

According to Dr. Ngoc, the hospital currently performs almost all types of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases in children and adults such as: 6-in-1 vaccine (to prevent diphtheria-whooping cough-tetanus-polio-HIB-hepatitis B); vaccine to prevent gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus; chickenpox; measles-mumps-rubella; Japanese encephalitis B; meningococcal A, C, W, Y; typhoid; HPV; hepatitis A, B;...

Influenza vaccine, tetanus vaccine and 2 types of anti-rabies and anti-toxoid serum are not available yet. The Institute will organize a bidding as soon as possible to have enough vaccines to serve people's needs.

Hơn một năm hết toàn bộ vắc-xin, Viện Pasteur TP HCM đã có trở lại - Ảnh 2.

Price list for vaccination services at Pasteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City

Before and after vaccination, Dr. Ngoc noted that before vaccination, you must be in stable health, mild cough and runny nose are not contraindications to vaccination. At the same time, you should not worry too much because the rate of complications after vaccination is very low. In addition, before vaccination, you need to rest properly, get enough sleep; do not fast before vaccination; wear loose clothing to make vaccination easier. When injecting, you need to declare to medical staff about your medical history, especially allergies (if any).

After vaccination, you need to stay at the vaccination site for 30 minutes and can eat and drink normally. At the same time, monitor for adverse reactions for at least 24 hours after vaccination. If you have symptoms such as rash, hives, difficulty breathing, low blood pressure, decreased consciousness, etc., or blood clotting disorders (bruises on the skin, bleeding gums, nose, etc.), you should go to the nearest medical facility for examination.

According to doctors, vaccines should be given in full doses and on schedule as recommended for best results. In case of interruption, continue with the second dose as soon as possible and do not need to be re-vaccinated. However, in some special cases, a doctor's advice should be sought before vaccination.

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