Despite this “strong evidence,” vaccine controversies have continued to surface time and again over at least 80 years. The argument in favour also states that recommended vaccines are safe and effective, that unsubstantiated scare-mongering has actually resulted in outbreaks and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases. Experts and pediatricians have strongly condemned the trend saying it is groundless and likely to harm children far more than any real or imagined negative effects of vaccines. In Việt Nam, it was in the 1980s that the country first embarked on a national campaign called expanded vaccination programme. The healthcare system that administers the vaccines is not perfect, and questions have been raised about the quality of vaccines, inadequate preservation and weak supervision of many unqualified health workers.

Source: Viet Nam News July 14, 2017 02:01 UTC