Rabies vaccinations surge fivefold in Ho Chi Minh City after Tet
Ho Chi Minh City 17:43 02/03/2026Rabies vaccinations at the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City have surged four to five times compared to normal days during and after the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, according to medical staff.
Vietnamese boy in critical condition after taking herbal medicine instead of anti-rabies vaccine
Vietnam News 17:04 15/05/2025A 13-year-old boy in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam is in critical condition with suspected rabies after his family gave him herbal medicine instead of getting him vaccinated following a dog bite two months ago.
3-year-old child dies of rabies after stray dog bite in Vietnam’s Gia Lai
Vietnam News 10:51 03/05/2025The Center for Disease Control in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai confirmed on Friday that a three-year-old child died of rabies after being bitten by a stray dog and not receiving post-exposure treatment.
Vietnamese man dies of rabies 1.5 months after untreated stray dog bite
Vietnam News 15:02 09/04/2025A 28-year-old man in Hoa Binh Province, northern Vietnam has died of rabies after failing to receive rabies vaccine and anti-rabies serum following a stray dog bite over a month and a half prior, local health authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Vietnam suffers nationwide shortage of rabies vaccines
Vietnam News 19:00 05/04/2018New shipments of rabies vaccines are not expected to arrive until May