2024-01-20 06:17:00
The Department of Disease Control is saddened that a 1-year-6-month-old child died following receiving basic vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, and polio. It hastened to investigate the disease in the area. The cause of death has been found.
On January 19, Dr. Thongchai Keeratihatthayakorn Director General of the Department of Disease Control Expressed condolences to Nong Tai La’s family. From the case of receiving the basic vaccine (Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP4), Polio Drops (OPV4)) on January 17, 2024 at Pha Tor Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital. Tha Wang Pha District, Nan Province, and some time later, the younger brother died. In the field of disease investigation Ministry of Public Health The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health has ordered the Department of Disease Control to send an epidemiology team to the area to investigate the death. This is in accordance with the operating standards for the surveillance system for adverse events that occur following immunization.
Department of Disease Control by the Office of Disease Prevention and Control No. 1, Chiang Mai Province and the Epidemiology Division We are going to the area to investigate the cause of death together with the provincial team. Collect additional relevant details such as past illness history. Laboratory tests and autopsy results to determine cause of death. and its relationship with symptoms following receiving immunization. Vaccine services and vaccine storage Follow up on groups of children receiving the same type of vaccine in the same lot. The information from the disease investigation will be brought to the meeting of the expert panel on adverse events following immunization (Adverse Event Following Immunization: AEFI), which consists of medical professors and national experts in many fields, such as medical specialists in infectious diseases. germs Immunology vaccine safety Let’s consider the relevance together.
of this event with the vaccine with complete information on various aspects and ready to give further advice.
“For the vaccine Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) and Injectable Polio (OPV) are basic vaccines that are safe and undergo continuous quality testing. It is a vaccine that has been in the immunization program for more than 40 years. In the event that children who receive the vaccine are found to have side effects, every case must be investigated to know for sure. All Thai children should receive this vaccine because it can protect them. Diphtheria-tetanus-whooping cough and polio, which are serious diseases that can cause death. Such diseases can be prevented by receiving all vaccinations as required. It is a necessary vaccine that must be given to every child and is included in the free benefit package,” Dr. Thongchai said.
The Department of Disease Control asks the public to be confident in the safety of vaccines being administered in Thailand. with quality control standards and systematically monitor side effects If you have additional questions, you can call the Department of Disease Control hotline at 1422.
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