2023-09-10 14:24:06
Regarding the case of a newborn boy dying following vaccination at Vinh Phuc Provincial Obstetrics and Children’s Hospital, causing a stir on social networks, on the evening of September 10, talking to the newspaper. VTCthe hospital representative confirmed the above incident, and said that the hospital is working with the authorities for a forensic examination to clearly determine the cause of the child’s death.
It is known that the vaccine used to vaccinate newborn babies is the hepatitis B vaccine in the Expanded Program on Immunization. In addition to the baby who died, another baby, the twin brother of the deceased baby, was also vaccinated with this vaccine. Currently, the remaining baby is being treated in Hanoi and is out of danger.
Hospital leaders further informed that immediately following the incident, the hospital worked with the child’s family. Authorities will intervene and will specifically inform the cause of death.
The patient’s family was upset and said that when the incident happened, there was no doctor in the emergency department.
Before that, a video appeared on social networks recording the scene of the twins’ family sitting on the floor of Vinh Phuc Provincial Obstetrics and Children’s Hospital crying, surrounded by many other witnesses.
According to family members, the two babies were born by cesarean section on September 9. At 9:00 a.m. this morning (September 10), the two children were taken by medical staff to be vaccinated once morest hepatitis B. At 12:00 noon on September 10, both children appeared pale, so their family took them to the emergency room.
After that, one baby died at the hospital, the other baby also showed signs of cyanosis so he was immediately transferred to the National Children’s Hospital.
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