Resupply of vaccines for expanded immunization

Of the nearly 11 million doses of vaccines ordered for procurement, there are 1.55 million doses of tuberculosis vaccine (BCG); 1 million doses of hepatitis B; 4.98 million doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV); 1.9 million doses of measles vaccine; 1.7 million doses of measles-rubella vaccine; 1.4 million doses of Japanese encephalitis vaccine; 1.531 million doses of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) combination vaccine; 1.472 million doses of tetanus vaccine; and 1.377 million doses of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine. The quantity of these 9 vaccines is enough to vaccinate children who have not been vaccinated in 2023 and children who are scheduled for vaccination in the first 6 months of this year.

After months of shortage, EPI vaccine is available again

Particularly, 549,164 doses of rotavirus vaccine to prevent acute diarrhea (first time included in the EPI for vaccination of children under 1 year old) are expected to be deployed from the second quarter of this year. The distribution of vaccines ensures timely response to vaccination needs at all commune and ward health stations, with special attention paid to early distribution of hepatitis B vaccine to promptly vaccinate newborns within the first 24 hours after birth.

In the coming time, along with maintaining regular vaccination of EPI vaccines after many months of shortage, the disease control centers of 63 provinces and cities will also increase the implementation of catch-up vaccination activities for children who have not been fully vaccinated during the vaccine interruption period to improve community immunity for children and women, proactively preventing infectious diseases in the winter - spring. Commune health stations will increase the number of vaccination sessions per month and continue to maintain 50 children per vaccination session to fully comply with vaccination safety procedures.

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