List of infectious diseases and compulsory vaccines used in the Expanded Program on Immunization in Vietnam

Le Truong Quoc Dat

11:30, 11/07/2024

The following is the list of infectious diseases and compulsory vaccines used in the Expanded Program on Immunization in Vietnam

List of Infectious Diseases and Mandatory Vaccines in the Expanded Immunization Program

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1. List of infectious diseases and compulsory vaccines used in the Expanded Program on Immunization in Vietnam

List of infectious diseases and compulsory vaccines used in the Expanded Program on Immunization according to Clause 1, Article 1 of Circular 38/2017/TT-BYT includes:

No.	Infectious diseases prevented by vaccines available in Vietnam	Vaccines, vaccine recipients and Expanded Program on Immunization schedule
No.		Vaccines	Recipients	Injection/oral administration schedule
1	Hepatitis B	Single-antigen hepatitis B vaccines	Newborns	Birth dose: Within first 24 hours after birth
1	Hepatitis B	Hepatitis B combination vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	First dose: Infants at 2 months of age Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose Third dose: At least 1 month after second dose
2	Tuberculosis	Tuberculosis vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	Single injection given within 1 month after birth
3	Diphtheria	Diphtheria combination vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	First dose: At 2 months of age Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose Third dose: At least 1 month after second dose
3	Diphtheria	Diphtheria combination vaccines	Infants under 2 years of age	Repeated dose injection given at age of 18 months
4	Whooping-cough	Whooping-cough combination vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	First dose: Infants at 2 months of age Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose Third dose: At least 1 month after second dose
4	Whooping-cough	Whooping-cough combination vaccines	Infants under 2 years of age	Repeated dose injection given at age of 18 months
5	Tetanus	Tetanus combination vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	First dose: Infants at 2 months of age Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose Third dose: At least 1 month after second dose
		Tetanus combination vaccines	Infants under 2 years of age	Repeated dose injection given at age of 18 months
		Single-antigen tetanus vaccines	Pregnant women	1. Those that have not been given injections or have the unclear history of vaccination or have not yet received 3 injections of vaccines containing standard-dose tetanus vaccine antigens - First dose: Early injection during the first pregnancy - Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose - Third dose: At least 6 months after second dose or during the next pregnancy - Fourth dose: At least 1 year after third dose or during the next pregnancy - Fifth dose: At least 1 year after fourth dose or during the next pregnancy 2. Those who have been given 3 injections of vaccines containing standard-dose tetanus vaccine antigens: - First dose: Early injection during the first pregnancy - Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose - Third dose: At least 1 year after second dose 3. Those who have been given 3 dose injections of vaccines containing standard-dose tetanus vaccine antigens and 1 repeated dose injection: - First dose: Early injection during the first pregnancy - Second dose: At least 1 year after first dose
6	Polio	Multiple-antigen orally administered polio vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	First dose: Infants at 2 months of age Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose Third dose: At least 1 month after second dose
6	Polio	Multiple-antigen injection administered polio vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	Injection given at age of 5 months
7	Haemophilus influenzae type b	Single-antigen Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines or Haemophilus influenzae type b combination vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	First dose: Infants at 2 months of age Second dose: At least 1 month after first dose Third dose: At least 1 month after second dose
8	Measles	Single-antigen measles vaccines	Infants under 1 year of age	Injection given at age of 9 months
8	Measles	Measles combination vaccines	Infants under 2 years of age	Injection given at age of 18 months
9	Japanese B Encephalitis	Japanese B Encephalitis vaccines	Children aged 1 through 5 years	First dose: Children at 1 year of age Second dose: 1 – 2 weeks after first dose Third dose: 1 year after second dose
10	Rubella	Rubella combination vaccines	Children under 2 years of age	Injection given at age of 18 months

In case a person has not been vaccinated on schedule, he/she must be given vaccination that is suitable for him/her and conforms to instructions of the Expanded Program on Immunization as soon as possible.

2. List of infectious diseases, compulsorily administered vaccines and biologicals in Vietnam

The list of infectious diseases, compulsorily administered vaccines and biologicals in Vietnam according to Clause 1, Article 2 of Circular 38/2017/TT-BYT includes:

No.	Name of infectious diseases	Compulsory vaccines and biologicals
1	Diphtheria	Diphtheria combination vaccines
2	Polio	Multiple-antigen polio vaccines or combination vaccines
3	Whooping-cough	Whooping-cough combination vaccines
4	Rubella	Single-antigen rubella vaccines or combination vaccines
5	Measles	Single-antigen measles vaccines or combination vaccines
6	Cholera	Cholera vaccines
7	Japanese B Encephalitis	Japanese B Encephalitis vaccines
8	Rabies vaccines	Rabies vaccines and anti-rabies serums

The scope and recipients of compulsory vaccines in the list given in clause 1 of this Article shall be determined under the decision of the Department of Health or under the instruction of the Ministry of Health, based on epidemic situations, conditions for supply of vaccines and available resources of each locality.

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