Expanded Vaccination Indicators in Vietnam in 2024

19:05, 12/06/2024

Plan for 2024's Expanded Vaccination Program in Vietnam is issued together with Decision 1596/QD-BYT issued on June 10, 2024, which sets out Expanded Vaccination Indicators for vaccines and disease surveillance.

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Expanded Vaccination Indicator in Vietnam in 2024

The 2024's Expanded Vaccination Program takes place nationwide in 63 provinces and centrally run cities of Vietnam. According to section II.2, the Plan for 2024's Expanded Vaccination Program sets out the following indicators:

- Achieve the vaccination rate of vaccines in the Expanded Program on Vaccination according to the Indicators in Table 1.

Table 1: Vaccination Indicators for Expanded Vaccination in 2024

No.	Indicators	Indicator for 2023	Indicator for 2024
1	Full vaccination rate for children under 1 year old (Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, HBV, Hib, Oral Polio, Measles)	≥ 90%	≥ 90%
2	Rate of neonatal Hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours	≥ 80%	≥ 90%
3	Rate of Tetanus 2 vaccination for pregnant women	≥ 85%	≥ 90%
4	Japanese Encephalitis vaccination rate	≥ 90%	≥ 90%
5	Measles - Rubella vaccination rate	≥ 95%	≥ 95%
6	Vaccination rates for Diphtheria - Pertussis - Tetanus (DPT)	≥ 80%	≥ 90%
7	Rate of Td vaccination for 7-year-old children in the implementation area	≥ 90%	≥ 90%
8	Polio vaccination rate (IPV)	≥ 90%	≥ 90%
9	Rate of taking Rota vaccine in the deployment area	-	≥ 90%

- Meet the Indicator of disease surveillance with preventive vaccines in the Expanded Vaccination Program according to the Indicators in Table 2.

Table 2: Disease surveillance indicators in Expanded Vaccination in 2024

No.	Indicators	Indicator for 2023	Indicator for 2024
1	There is no wild poliovirus	0 cases	0 cases
2	100% of districts meet UVSS exclusion criteria	100% of districts achieved	100% of districts achieved
3	Measles incidence	≤ 5/100,000 people	≤ 5/100,000 people
4	Prevalence of Diphtheria	≤ 0.05/100,000 people	≤ 0.1/100,000 people
5	Incidence of Whooping Cough	≤ 1/100,000 people	≤ 1/100,000 people
6	LMC cases were investigated and samples were taken	≥ 1/100,000 children under 15 years old	≥ 1/100,000 children under 15 years old
7	Suspected measles/rubella cases are investigated and samples taken for testing	≥ 2/100,000 population within the district	≥ 2/100,000 population within the district
8	Number of newborn deaths investigated	≥2/1,000 live births	≥2/1,000 live births

Use of vaccines in the Expanded Immunization Program in 2024 that ensures safe and timely immunization in Vietnam

- Activity details: organizing the vaccination of vaccines in the Expanded Immunization Program to meet targets and ensure safety and effectiveness; organizing the vaccination of Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns at hospitals and health stations; organizing vaccination for children with underlying conditions, children in need of screening at hospitals; organizing regular vaccination at least twice a month, conducting catch-up vaccinations within the month; implementing catch-up and booster vaccinations in the Expanded Immunization Program for individuals who have not been fully vaccinated.

- Implementation period: Quarters I-IV, 2024

- Lead unit: Provincial Departments of Health

- Coordinating units: Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Institutes of Epidemiology and Hygiene, Pasteur Institutes, and related units.

Strengthening monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases in the 2024's Expanded Immunization Program in Vietnam

Central level, regional level

- Activity details:

+ Guiding provinces and cities in monitoring vaccine-preventable diseases in the Expanded Immunization Program; monitoring and tracking progress, compiling data, regular and ad hoc reporting to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccine implementation and propose additional vaccination plans, catch-up vaccinations, preventive measures, payment, and disease elimination.

+ Maintaining laboratory testing for vaccine-preventable diseases in the Expanded Immunization Program at Institutes of Epidemiology and Hygiene, Pasteur Institutes. Guiding localities in implementing diagnostic testing techniques for disease identification.

+ Implementing monitoring of rotavirus-induced diarrhea, congenital rubella syndrome, and meningitis.

- Implementation period: Quarters I-IV, 2024

- Lead unit: National Institute of Epidemiology and Hygiene

- Coordinating units: Department of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Institutes of Epidemiology and Hygiene, Pasteur Institutes, Provincial Departments of Health, Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare facilities, and related units.

Local level

- Activity details: Maintaining monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases in the Expanded Immunization Program. Investigating cases, collecting specimens according to regulations for acute flaccid paralysis, suspected measles, rubella, neonatal deaths, and suspected neonatal tetanus at healthcare facilities and the community to achieve set targets; integrating surveillance to detect diseases in the Expanded Immunization Program.

- Implementation period: Quarters I-IV, 2024

- Lead unit: Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

- Coordinating units: Institutes of Epidemiology and Hygiene, Pasteur Institutes, Provincial Departments of Health, District Health Centers, vaccination facilities.

Tran Trong Tin

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