Meningococcal disease, Hib bacteria, Japanese encephalitis... can attack the central nervous system, cause consciousness disorders, and may leave many sequelae after recovery.
City Children's Hospital is treating two severe cases of japanese encephalitis, a 16-year-old male student and a 10-year-old boy, both in a coma and on ventilators.
Taking her 8-year-old daughter for vaccination at the start of summer, Ms. Khanh, 36, in Binh Dong ward, Ho Chi Minh City, was surprised when a doctor informed her that her child was missing many important vaccine doses.
