VN mass produces first measles-rubella vaccine

The vaccine, which was made by the Ministry’s Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biology (POLYVAC) as part of a project with cooperation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, places Viet Nam in a group of 25 countries worldwide that can now mass produce the antibiotic.

POLYVAC Director Nguyen Dang Hien said Viet Nam is the fourth country in Asia to produce this type of vaccine and the success helps the country secure a stable supply of vaccines, immune to shortage due to import procedures and foreign supply scarcity.

He added that mastering the production technology for this vaccine will help the centre to research  other types of combined vaccines in the future.

Vietnamese children are expected to start receiving the vaccine free of charge in the very near future under the National Expanded Program on Immunization, according to other governmental sources. 

The price of this Vietnamese-made vaccine is also much cheaper than the imported substance.

Viet Nam aims to eliminate measles in 2017 and put an end to rubella.

                                                                                                                            By Vien Nhu