Vaccines help prevent dozens of dangerous infectious diseases, reduce deaths, and save billions of dollars in healthcare costs — Illustrative photo
On the afternoon of September 24, Specialist Level II Doctor Tran Van Song, Director of People’s Hospital 115 in Ho Chi Minh City, said the hospital will establish a vaccination room. Accordingly, the vaccination room will be developed based on criteria ensuring absolute safety; strict compliance with screening, vaccination, and post-vaccination monitoring procedures; direct implementation by experienced doctors and nurses; full provision of vaccines for common and specific diseases; and long-term consultation and companionship to help people build a safe “immunity passport.”
“The vaccination room is not only for vaccination, but also a place for personalized consultation, health monitoring, and epidemiological information updates, contributing to the city’s disease prevention strategy,” Doctor Song added.
In addition to vaccination, the vaccination room at People’s Hospital 115 will also serve as a center for research, statistics, and the provision of epidemiological data to management agencies. This is a strategic step to enhance the capacity to respond to emerging diseases while improving the quality of healthcare for the entire population.
The implementation of the vaccination room by People’s Hospital 115 is expected to create a closed linkage chain from prevention to treatment and recovery, in line with the Ministry of Health’s orientation on preventive medicine.
Experts believe that the combination of updated scientific knowledge and safe, professional vaccination services will build strong public trust while reducing pressure on the healthcare system.
Statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that each year, vaccines help prevent dozens of dangerous infectious diseases, reduce deaths, and save billions of dollars in healthcare costs.
In Vietnam, the expanded immunization program over the past several decades has protected millions of children, bringing morbidity and mortality rates from infectious diseases down to record lows.
However, according to infectious disease experts, infectious diseases still remain present. Diseases such as viral hepatitis, influenza, shingles, and dengue fever continue to develop in complex ways, requiring not only treatment strategies but also proactive prevention solutions through vaccination.
Specialist Level II Doctor Nguyen Van Diem, Head of the Direction of Healthcare Activities Department at People’s Hospital 115, said that shingles is not merely a temporary skin disease. Postherpetic neuralgia can last for many months and seriously affect quality of life.
Many international studies have shown that shingles vaccines are clearly effective in reducing incidence and complications. At the conference, doctors emphasized the importance of proactive vaccination, especially for people over 50 years old or those with weakened immune systems.
According to Dr. Le Thi Tuyet Phuong, an expert in gastroenterology, viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis B and C, remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. Many patients only discover the disease when the liver has already been severely damaged. The hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective preventive solution, helping reduce morbidity and mortality rates.
“Each vaccine dose not only protects oneself but also contributes to creating a community shield. Vaccines are the most effective medical tool for humans to control disease,” Doctor Phuong emphasized.