An additional 2.8 million doses of the 5-in-1 vaccine will be added to the expanded immunization program.

According to Mr. Doan Luong Anh, Director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Tuyen Quang province, this January, Tuyen Quang received more than 6,300 doses of the 5-in-1 vaccine from the national Expanded Immunization Program, ensuring 80% of the local demand for the 5-in-1 vaccine. The CDC is coordinating with schools to review the vaccination history of children entering preschool and primary school to administer catch-up doses to children who have not been fully vaccinated.

Sẽ có thêm 2,8 triệu liều vắc xin 5 trong 1 trong tiêm chủng mở rộng- Ảnh 1. — The national expanded immunization program provides sufficient vaccines against 12 infectious diseases, and vaccinations are free for young children.

Based on the monitoring results, Associate Professor Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Deputy Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Head of the working group, assessed that Tuyen Quang's health sector has fully prepared the conditions for safe vaccination. Along with other mountainous provinces, Tuyen Quang is one of the provinces prioritized for receiving Expanded Immunization Program (EIP) vaccines to ensure catch-up vaccinations, guaranteeing vaccine coverage and protecting children from dangerous infectious diseases, especially in light of the risk of outbreaks during the winter-spring season.

Starting January 2nd, children in Ho Chi Minh City will receive the 5-in-1 vaccine free of charge.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Duong Thi Hong, to stabilize the supply of the 5-in-1 vaccine nationwide, the national immunization program is purchasing 2.8 million doses of the 5-in-1 vaccine, expected to be received in March-April. This amount will meet 100% of the demand, at least for six months of 2024; and will continue to procure through open bidding to meet the immunization vaccine needs of provinces and cities. The government has allocated budget for the purchase of immunization vaccines.

Besides the 5-in-1 vaccine, other TCMR vaccines such as Japanese encephalitis B, measles, tuberculosis, diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus, polio, etc., have been supplied by the national TCMR since the beginning of January, and within another week, coverage will extend to all 63 provinces and cities. The quantity of these vaccines is sufficient to provide catch-up vaccinations for children who were not vaccinated in 2023 and those due for vaccination in the first six months of 2024. Last year, the 5-in-1 TCMR vaccine was in short supply from March. The national TCMR supplemented the supply in two batches in August and December for some provinces and cities using aid. Regarding the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, due to supply disruptions, some children received it at 1-1.5 months old, instead of within the first 24 hours after birth.

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