The vaccine received official approval for use from Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture on April 23, following nearly three years of assessment. Indonesian company PT Biotis Prima Agrisindo, based in West Java, will act as the importer and distributor.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Indonesia is advancing its efforts to realise national vaccine independence through a collaboration with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
Indonesia plans to add another vaccine producer soon, bringing the total to four, and aims to transfer technology from global vaccine producers to boost production, a senior official has said.
Dengue fever is evolving to become more unpredictable and spread on a larger scale, heaping pressure on the healthcare system, experts have warned, noting that rapid urbanisation and climate change are further complicating challenges to disease prevention and control.
The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi on October 8 signed a document guiding the cooperation in manufacturing some vaccines of the French pharmaceutical group in the Southeast Asian country.
Vietnam's vaccine maker AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company (AVAC) will export 150,000 doses of African swine fever vaccine to the Philippines on August 29, said AVAC General Director Nguyen Van Diep.
Vietnam Airlines is extending its support for the National Expanded Immunisation Programme in 2024, planning to transport 30 tonnes of vaccines free of charge for the second half of this year.
From July 18, Singaporeans aged 60 and above can get vaccinated against a contagious virus that causes respiratory tract infections and could lead to complications in older folk.
The third trial of the vaccine against hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) caused by the Non-Mouse-Adapted Enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain has been completed and is waiting for the Ministry of Health's approval, said Vice Director of Clinical Research Unit of Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh city Nguyen Trong Toan.
The Indonesian government will continue to pay for COVID-19 vaccination and treatment, spokesperson for the country’s COVID-19 task force, Wiku Adisasmitos announced on June 22.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for countries to proactively boost vaccine manufacturing capacity and Vietnam is not an exception, according to experts.
The Institute of Dermatology of Thailand is offering a COVID-19 vaccination service using the Gen2-Bivalent Pfizer vaccine at its headquarters on Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok Post reported.
World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Vietnam Dr Angela Pratt has said that Vietnam is in the sustainable management phase of the COVID-19 pandemic as the situation continues to stabilise with a very low number of reported daily cases, and importantly no reported deaths in over two months.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has warned Ho Chi Minh City to stay vigilant against COVID-19 as risks of community transmission of new variants remains considerable.
