MINISTRY OF HEALTH | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
No. 26/2011/TT-BYT | Hanoi, June 24, 2011 |
CIRCULAR
LIST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, MANDATORY RECIPIENTS OF VACCINES AND BIOLOGICALS
Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases No. 03/2007/QH12 dated November 21, 2007;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 188/2007/NĐ-CP dated December 27, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;
The Ministry of Health promulgates the List of infectious diseases, mandatory recipients of vaccines and biologicals.
Article 1. List of infectious diseases, mandatory recipients of vaccines and biologicals who are living in or moving to affected areas
1. List of infectious diseases, vaccines and biologicals against them:
No. | Disease | Vaccine/biological |
1 | Diphtheria | Diphtheria vaccine or combination vaccines that include diphtheria vaccine Anti-diphtheria serum |
2 | Polio | Polio vaccine or combination vaccines that include polio vaccine |
3 | Influenza | Influenza vaccines (seasonal influenza vaccine, influenza epidemic vaccine) Anti-influenza serum (Gamma globulin), Interferon |
4 | Rabies | Rabies vaccine, anti-rabies serum |
5 | Pertussis | Pertussis vaccine or combination vaccines that include pertussis vaccine Anti-pertussis serum (Gamma globulin) |
6 | Tuberculosis | BCG vaccine |
7 | Mumps | Mumps vaccine or combination vaccines that include mumps vaccine |
8 | Rubella | Rubella vaccine or combination vaccines that include Rubella vaccine |
9 | Measles | Measles vaccine or combination vaccines that include measles vaccine Anti-measles serum (Gamma globulin) |
10 | Yellow fever | Yellow fever vaccine |
11 | Cholera | Cholera vaccine |
12 | Typhoid | Typhoid vaccine |
13 | Chickenpox | Chickenpox vaccine |
14 | Rotavirus diarrhea | Rotavirus vaccine |
15 | Tetanus | Tetanus vaccine or combination vaccines that include tetanus vaccine Anti-tetanus serum |
16 | Viral hepatitis A | Hepatitis A vaccine or combination vaccines that include hepatitis A vaccine |
17 | Viral hepatitis B | Hepatitis B vaccine or combination vaccines that include hepatitis B vaccine (HEPABIG), Interferon |
18 | Meningococcal meningitis | Meningococcal meningitis vaccine |
19 | Pneumococcal meningitis and pneumonia | Pneumococcal vaccine |
20 | Japanese encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis vaccine |
21 | Pneumonia and meningitis caused by hemophilus influenza type B | Hib vaccine or combination vaccines that include Hib vaccine |
2. Uses and recipients:
a) The use of vaccines and biologicals above shall comply with the decision on epidemic declaration issued by a competent authority. Targeted recipients of yellow fever vaccines are people from affected areas as recommended by WHO.
b) If a person has been administered vaccines or biologicals and the duration of immunity has not expired, he/she is not required to be vaccinated again. The vaccination time is the time specified in the document certifying the vaccination issued by a competent authority.
Article 2. List of infectious diseases, vaccination schedule and mandatory recipients of vaccines in expanded immunization programs
No. | Vaccine-preventable diseases in Vietnam | Vaccines and recipients thereof under expanded immunization program | Vaccines and recipients thereof under expanded immunization program | Vaccines and recipients thereof under expanded immunization program | ||
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1 | Tuberculosis | BCG vaccine | Children under 1 year | 1 dose within the first month after birth |
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2 | Polio | Orally administered polio vaccine | Children under 1 year | First dose: 2 months Second dose: 3 months Third dose: 4 months |
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| Children under 5 years | 2 doses at one month interval (during extended vaccination campaign) |
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3 | Diphtheria | Diphtheria - pertussis - tetanus vaccine | Children under 1 year | First dose: 2 months Second dose: 3 months Third dose: 4 months |
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| Children under 18 months | Booster dose |
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4 | Pertussis | Diphtheria - pertussis - tetanus vaccine | Children under 1 year | First dose: 2 months Second dose: 3 months Third dose: 4 months |
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| Children under 18 months | Booster dose |
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5 | Tetanus | Diphtheria - pertussis - tetanus vaccine | Children under 1 year | First dose: 2 months Second dose: 3 months Third dose: 4 months |
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| Children under 18 months | Booster dose |
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| Tetanus vaccine | Pregnant women and women of childbearing age (15 – 35) | First dose: Early during the first pregnancy or childbearing age in risky areas Second dose: at least 1 month after the first dose Third dose: at least 6 months after the second dose or during the next pregnancy Fourth dose: at least 1 year after the third dose or during the next pregnancy Fifth dose: at least 1 year after the fourth dose or during the next pregnancy. |
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6 | Measles | Measles vaccine | Children aged 9 – 18 months | First dose: 9 months Second dose: 18 months |
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| Children aged 1 – 5 years | 01 dose (during extended vaccination campaign) |
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7 | Viral hepatitis B | Hepatitis B vaccine | Children under 1 year | First dose: within 24 hours after birth Second dose: 2 months Third dose: 3 months Fourth dose: 4 months |
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8 | Diseases caused by hemophilus influenza type B | Hib vaccine | Children under 1 year | First dose: 2 months Second dose: 3 months Third dose: 4 months |
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9 | Japanese Encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis vaccine | Children aged 1 – 5 in affected area | First dose: 1 year Second dose: 1 – 2 weeks after the first dose Third dose: 1 year after the second dose |
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10 | Cholera | Cholera vaccine | Children aged 2 – 5 in affected area or severely affected area | First dose: 2 – 5 years Second dose: 1 – 2 weeks after the first dose. |
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11 | Typhoid | Typhoid vaccine | Children aged 2 – 10 in affected area or severely affected area | 1 dose: 2 – 10 years |
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If this schedule is not followed, it is recommended to get vaccination as soon as possible after the recommended vaccination time.
Article 3. Effect
This Circular comes into force from September 01, 2011.
Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be reported to General Department of Preventive Medicine, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Health, for consideration.
| PP MINISTER |
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