Vietnam: Obligatory use of vaccines and medical bio-products is free of charge in certain cases

Nguyen Trinh

11:11, 30/12/2016

The Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007 of Vietnam was issued on November 21, 2007. This Law consists of 6 chapters and 64 articles, of which one of the notable contents is the regulation on the obligatory use of vaccines and medical bio-products.

Specifically, according to Article 29 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007 of Vietnam, obligatory use of vaccines and medical bio-products is stipulated as follows:

First, persons who are at risk of contracting infectious diseases in epidemic zones and who are to enter epidemic zones are obliged to use vaccines and medical bio-products for diseases for which vaccines and medical bio-products are available.

Second, children and pregnant women are obliged to use vaccines and medical bio-products for infectious diseases under the expanded program on immunization.

Third, parents or guardians of children and everyone shall follow requests of competent health establishments in the obligatory use of vaccines and medical bio-products.

Fourth, obligatory use of vaccines and medical bio-products is free of charge in the following cases:

- Persons at risk of contracting infectious diseases in epidemic zones;

- Persons appointed by competent agencies to enter epidemic zones;

- Persons specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

- Vaccine means a preparation containing antigens immunizing the body and used for preventive purposes.

- Medical bio-product means a product of biological origin which is used for prevention, treatment and diagnosis of diseases in humans.

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