VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has requested that the Institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Pasteur Institutes plan the third phase of the measles vaccination campaign this year, focusing on high-risk areas.

VOV.VN - The Institute of Clinical Medicine for Tropical Diseases under Bach Mai Hospital has confirmed the first adult death from measles in 2025.

VOV.VN - On April 4, the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health reported that 53 out of 54 provinces and cities nationwide had conducted the measles vaccination campaign, vaccinating 762,320 out of 800,719 target individuals, achieving 95.2% coverage and meeting the campaign goal.

VOV.VN - As of March 31, a total of 24,425 of children aged between six and nine in Hanoi have been vaccinated against measles, meeting 97% of the target, according to the capital’s Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on March 17 donated 500,000 doses of measles vaccine to the Ministry of Health (MoH), in an effort to swiftly control the outbreak and prevent its widespread transmission across the country.

VOV.VN - A national online conference on measles prevention and control was held in Hanoi on March 15, warning of the rapid spread of the disease and the urgent need for widespread vaccination.

VOV.VN - The country recorded 14,287 scarlet fever cases and measle infections over the past 11 months, up 42 times compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi on October 14 launched a citywide measles vaccination campaign for local children aged 1-5.

Nearly 17,000 children aged 1-5 in Ho Chi Minh City got measles jabs from August 31 to September 2 as the city recently declared the contagious and serious airborne disease an epidemic.

Ho Chi Minh City will kick off a measles vaccination campaign at all medical stations in the 22 districts, and Thu Duc city from August 31.