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WHO-, UNICEF-supported 5-in-1 vaccine arrives in Vietnam

A batch of the 5-in-1 vaccine supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Hanoi on July 27.
WHO-, UNICEF-supported 5-in-1 vaccine arrives in Vietnam ảnh 1A woman brings her child to get vaccinated at the VNVC vaccination centre. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A batch of the 5-in-1 vaccinesupported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United NationsChildren's Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Hanoi on July 27.

The batch consists of 185,700 doses of DTP-VGB-Hib vaccine,urgently provided for the Ministry of Health to address a reduction in immunisationrates and a shortage of the 5-in-1 vaccine.

The vaccine, which helps protect children against diseasessuch as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, and Haemophilus Influenzaetype B (Hib), needs to be purchased from approved international suppliers.

Like other countries around the world, routine immunisationservices in Vietnam have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, resultingin approximately 114,000 children under one year old missing vaccinations fordiphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, which are used as indicators of globalimmunisation coverage, in 2022.

Moreover, due to the recent shortage of the 5-in-1 vaccine,an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese children born in the beginning of 2023 have yetto receive this essential vaccine.

UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers stated that UNICEFand WHO are proud to support efforts to ensure that missed immunisations areurgently addressed across Vietnam, while also aiding the local improvementand restoration of immunisation services to pre-pandemic levels.

WHO Representative in Vietnam Angela Pratt affirmed WHO willcontinue to collaborate with UNICEF and other partners to support theVietnamese Government, ensuring that all children in every corner of thecountry receive complete and timely immunisations, both now and in the future./.
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