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Ten infectious diseases are entitled to compulsory vaccination. Photo: VNN
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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 immunized as soon
as possible.
People who live or travel to
epidemic areas 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.
Source: VNA