New vaccines added to expanded programme on immunisation
On July 10, many new kinds of vaccines will be included in the national expanded program on immunization (EPI) in the coming time.
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Huyen said that according to the roadmap, the vaccine against Rotavirus will be provided in a number of localities in 2023 and the whole nation in 2024.
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| New vaccines are to be added to the expanded program on immunization. |
Meanwhile, vaccines against pneumococcal disease, cervical cancer, and seasonal flu will be introduced in 2025, 2026, and 2030, respectively, said the official.
Associate Prof. Le Viet Dung, Vice Director of the Drug Administration of Vietnam, said the administration has received registration from several units to provide vaccines against the hand-foot-mouth disease. The vaccines have been classified as prioritized for consideration to grant circulation permits.
The EPI of Vietnam, which was launched in 1981, is providing immunization for 12 vaccine-preventable diseases Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Hib, Measles, Rubella, Japanese Encephalitis, Cholera (in high-risk areas), and Typhoid (in high-risk areas).
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Vietnam, it is estimated that EPI has saved 42,000 lives and prevented more than 6.7 million childhood diseases like polio, tetanus, diphtheria, measles, and pertussis with high vaccine coverage. Official 2017 data indicated coverage of 97 per cent for Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), 97 per cent for measles-containing vaccine (MCV) first dose, and 93 per cent for MCV second dose.
(Source: Vietnamplus)
