First batch of Vietnamese measles-rubella vaccine to make debut in 2017

VGP – Viet Nam has succeeded in entering the group of 25 countries that can produce measles-rubella vaccine.

November 10, 2016 12:21 PM GMT+7

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The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported that in the coming time, once procedures on product circulation will be accomplished, the vaccine will be used for Vietnamese children free of charge from 2017 under the National Expanded Program on Immunization.

Earlier, the MoH reported on November 8 that it has successfully produced a measles-rubella vaccine for the first time.

The vaccine, produced with Japanese technology, has been tested on 756 healthy people aged 1 to 45 in the northern provinces of Ha Nam and Hoa Binh, and has met safety requirements.

Viet Nam is also the fourth producer of the vaccine in Asia after Japan, India and China./.

By Khanh Phuong