Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –
Ten are entitled to compulsory vaccination under an
expanded (NEVP) that started on January 1.
This is regulated in a new circular signed by Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim
Tien.
The diseases are Hepatitis B, tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus,
paralysis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, measles, Japanese encephalitis B, and
rubella.
Two vaccines are required for newborns. Hepatitis B vaccination must be
injected within the child’s first 24 hours and tuberculosis in the first month
after birth.
The new list does not include cholera, as compared to the former regulation
produced in 2011.
All children under five years will be injected with the 10 vaccines free of
charge.
The Ministry of Health recommends that if children are not vaccinated on
schedule, they must be immunised as soon as possible.
People who live or travel to are also entitled to compulsory
vaccinations of eight contagious diseases, including: diphtheria, polio,
pertussis, rubella, measles, cholera, Japanese encephalitis, and rabies.
Compared with the former regulation, the list has dropped 13 diseases, such as
Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, mumps, typhoid fever, chickenpox,
tetanus, and Hib.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
