Gap in measles vaccination coverage among children aged 9 months to 10 years in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 2014

• Main Authors: Hoang Quoc Cuong (Author), Ho Xuan Nguyen (Author), Pham Van Hau (Author), Nguyen Le Khanh Ha (Author), Phan Trong Lan (Author), Anthony Mounts (Author), Tran Minh Nhu Nguyen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: When Viet Nam launched the Expanded Programme on Immunization in 1981, it covered six vaccines, including measles. Subsequently, Viet Nam experienced a marked reduction in measles infections. A nationwide measles epidemic occurred in April 2014 and an investigation found that 86% of af...