131 more measles cases

Some units recorded many patients such as: Ha Dong (17); Hoang Mai (13); Thanh Tri, Thuong Tin (11); Bac Tu Liem, Dong Da (9). From the beginning of 2025 to now, Hanoi has recorded 876 cases in 30/30 districts, towns and cities.

Medical staff inject measles vaccine into children.

Patients were distributed by age group: 97 cases under 6 months (11.1%); 131 cases 6-8 months (15.0%); 100 cases 9-11 months (11.4%), 196 cases 1-5 years old (22.4%), 136 cases 6-10 years old (15.5%), 216 cases over 10 years old (24.7%).

Hanoi CDC said that the number of measles cases this week increased compared to last week, mainly in people who have not been vaccinated or have not been fully vaccinated, and it is forecasted that cases will continue to be recorded in the coming time.

Next week, districts will continue to implement the measles vaccination campaign for children from 6 months to under 9 months old under the direction of the City People's Committee, the Department of Health and the Hanoi CDC.

Units and localities should strengthen supervision of vaccination sites in the area, ensuring proper implementation according to plans and professional regulations, paying special attention to reviewing subjects and vaccination techniques.

In addition to monitoring and detecting patients at decentralized medical facilities and in the community, promptly investigating and handling cases and outbreaks, preventing the spread of the disease, units monitor suspected measles rash fever, conduct epidemiological investigations, collect samples for testing of 100% of suspected cases, organize zoning, and thoroughly handle areas with patients and outbreaks according to regulations.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/ha-noi-them-131-ca-mac-soi.html