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Ho Chi Minh City considers activating the campaign to protect people at risk due to COVID-19

Posted on 18 Month 04 2023

Although the number of COVID-19 cases in Ho Chi Minh City increased slightly, it is mainly the elderly. The status of herd immunity to COVID-19 is on a decreasing trend.

Ho Chi Minh City considers reactivating the "Campaign to protect people in risk groups" in the context that the current COVID-19 cases tend to increase slightly, herd immunity is also slightly reduced - Photo: SPRING MAI

On the morning of April 18, the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City announced that it would consider reactivating the "Campaign to protect people in risk groups" that should be set up in the current period.

The reason is that the number of COVID-19 cases shows a slight increase, but most of them are concentrated in the elderly, along with the appearance of sub-variant XBB.1.5 and the situation of herd immunity to COVID-19 is starting to The first trend is decreasing (from 98.7% in September 2022, now down to 96.7%).

Previously, when the COVID-19 epidemic was still at an outbreak stage, the health sector in Ho Chi Minh City implemented the "Campaign to protect people in risk groups", significantly reducing the number of deaths.

Analysis of deaths from COVID-19 shows that most of them are in the group of people over 50 years old, with underlying diseases, unvaccinated, and have not used antiretroviral drugs before.

The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City realizes that the prevention of people in the risk group of COVID-19 infection, early detection for timely specific treatment with antiretroviral drugs and health monitoring in order to minimize cases Mortality was a core and urgent issue at that time.

Recently, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked the units to strengthen the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in the context that cases across the country tend to increase from the beginning of April.

The City People's Committee also requested the Department of Health to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the People's Committees of districts and Thu Duc City and other departments, agencies and sectors to continue promoting vaccination against COVID-19 and regularly review to ensure that the vaccine is not available. ensure that risk groups, especially the elderly, people with underlying medical conditions, immunocompromised people... are fully vaccinated and on schedule.

* SOURCE: https://tuoitre.vn/tp-hcm-xem-xet-kich-hoat-tro-lai-chien-dich-bao-ve-nguoi-thuoc-nhom-nguy-co-do-covid-19 -20230418103653673.htm

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