Launching an online quiz contest to learn about the Expanded Immunization Program

On November 14, the Central Center for Health Communication and Education in collaboration with the Department of Disease Prevention and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology launched an online quiz contest to learn about the Expanded Immunization Program in Vietnam.

Mr. Vu Manh Cuong, Director of the Central Center for Health Communication and Education, Ministry of Health - Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest.

Vaccination is one of the most effective disease prevention measures, contributing to protecting public health and minimizing the risk of spreading dangerous infectious diseases. In Vietnam, the Expanded Immunization Program was implemented in 1981 and officially applied nationwide in 1985.

Thanks to this, many dangerous infectious diseases such as polio were eradicated (in 2000) and neonatal tetanus was eliminated (in 2005). To date, the program provides free 12 vaccines to prevent 11 common infectious diseases for children and pregnant women.

Mr. Vu Manh Cuong, Director of the Central Center for Communication and Health Education , Ministry of Health - Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest, said that currently, the trend of anti-vaccine, living in harmony with nature, refusing to let their children get vaccinated in the expanded immunization program is returning. This will create risks affecting their children and not ensure immunity for the community. Raising awareness for people to grasp general knowledge about vaccination is very important.

In order to raise public awareness of the importance of vaccination, and encourage the community to access official information and actively participate in disease prevention and control, the Central Center for Health Communication and Education in collaboration with the Department of Disease Prevention and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology organized an "Online quiz to learn about the Expanded Immunization Program in Vietnam".

Mr. Duong Chi Nam, Deputy Director of the Department of Disease Prevention, spoke at the launching ceremony.

The contest is a creative and practical communication activity, contributing to spreading the message of safe, timely and complete vaccination.

The contest is held nationwide online. Contest period: from November 14, 2025 to December 10, 2025. Contestants are Vietnamese citizens living and working in the country, participating by declaring personal information and taking the multiple-choice test on the official website: https://cuocthitimhieutcmr.org .

"We hope that the new form of communication through the contest on social platforms will reach a large number of people across the country. Thanks to that, people will have a better understanding of the knowledge about expanded immunization such as: vaccination time, vaccination vaccine, injection method, how to monitor complications...", Mr. Cuong shared.

The contest consists of 2 rounds. The qualifying round takes place from November 14 to December 4, 2025. Each test has 20 questions and takes 20 minutes. Contestants can only take the test once. The results will be announced after the qualifying round is completed.

The final round will take place from December 5 to December 10, 2025, with the 100 best performers in the qualifying round advancing to the final round with advanced questions. Each test has 20 questions and takes 15 minutes to complete. The results will be announced at the Final Round Ceremony.

The Organizing Committee affirmed that after the preliminary round, in the final round, the questions will be closer to the actual content that people want.

Ms. Hoang Hong Mai, Deputy Head of the National Immunization Program Office, shared information about the Expanded Immunization Program.

In terms of content, the contest focuses on providing accurate information about the National Expanded Immunization Program, important knowledge to help people understand their rights, responsibilities and how to protect themselves and their families through the Expanded Immunization Program; providing information about the importance of vaccination on schedule, about common reactions after vaccination, basic knowledge about post-vaccination monitoring and supervision, and highlighting steps to ensure safety and effectiveness...

Regarding spreading the contest to the general public, Mr. Vu Manh Cuong said that the platform

Ms. Hoang Hong Mai, Deputy Head of the National Immunization Program Office, said that due to the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing, the vaccine supply has been slow, so the vaccination rate is lower than in previous years. Therefore, launching this contest is valuable in increasing the rate of people supporting vaccination to increase the vaccination rate.

"Recently, we have implemented the Rota vaccine very effectively and have received support from many mothers. Instead of previously having many mothers take their children to get the 5-in-1 vaccine through the service, now they have taken their children to get the 5-in-1 vaccine through the Expanded Immunization Program, so the rate of this vaccine in the program has been increased. We hope that mothers will trust and feel secure in having their children vaccinated according to the program," Ms. Hong Mai shared.

Overview of the launching ceremony.

According to Ms. Hong Mai, according to the Government 's roadmap, a number of vaccines will be added to the Expanded Immunization Program. In the immediate future, it is expected to deploy the pneumococcal vaccine and gradually expand it to the provinces each year; cervical cancer vaccine in 2026. Seasonal flu vaccine is scheduled to be included in the Program in 2030, so that children can be protected from many more dangerous infectious diseases.

The Organizing Committee said that the contest's questions were built based on legal documents and professional recommendations from the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), ensuring accuracy, science and accessibility for all subjects.

The Organizing Committee will award attractive prizes including: 1 First Prize worth 5,000,000 VND, 3 Second Prizes worth 3,000,000 VND each, 5 Third Prizes worth 2,000,000 VND each and 10 Consolation Prizes worth 1,000,000 VND each.

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