Circular No. 26/2011/TT-BYT Issuing the List of Infectious Diseases and the Scope and Subjects Required to Use Compulsory Vaccines and Medical Products

This Circular stipulates the list of infectious diseases and compulsory vaccines and medical products that must be used for people at risk of contracting diseases in epidemic areas or traveling to such areas. At the same time, this Circular also specifies the vaccination history of infectious diseases under the Expanded Immunization Program in Vietnam.

Số hiệu26/2011/TT-BYT
Loại văn bảnCircular
Cơ quan ban hànhMinistry of Health
Người kýTrịnh Quân Huấn — Thứ trưởng
Cập nhật26/06/2026
Lĩnh vựcUncategorized
Ngày ban hành24/06/2011
Ngày áp dụng01/09/2011
Ngày hết hiệu lực01/01/2018
Tình trạngExpired
✦ Tóm lược thông minh

This Circular stipulates the list of infectious diseases and compulsory vaccines and medical products that must be used for people at risk of contracting diseases in epidemic areas or traveling to such areas. At the same time, this Circular also specifies the vaccination history of infectious diseases under the Expanded Immunization Program in Vietnam.

Đối tượng áp dụng

Citizens and businesses related to healthcare activities, particularly healthcare facilities and vaccine and medical product manufacturers.

Các điểm cốt lõi

  • People at risk of contracting infectious diseases in epidemic areas or traveling to such areas shall use vaccines and medical products such as: diphtheria, polio, flu, rabies, pertussis, tuberculosis, mumps, rubella, measles, yellow fever, cholera, typhoid, chickenpox, rotavirus diarrhea, tetanus, hepatitis A and B, meningococcal meningitis, pneumonia, Haemophilus influenza type B meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, according to the list and vaccination schedule prescribed.
  • Children under 1 year old shall be vaccinated with the BCG vaccine once within one month after birth; oral polio vaccine three times, each dose one month apart; DPT vaccine three times, followed by a booster dose; measles vaccine twice; hepatitis B vaccine four times; Hib vaccine three times; Japanese encephalitis vaccine three times; cholera and typhoid vaccines according to the prescribed vaccination schedule.
  • Pregnant women and women of childbearing age (15-35 years old) shall be vaccinated with the tetanus vaccine five times, each dose one to six months apart.
  • Children aged 9-18 months shall be vaccinated with the measles vaccine twice; children aged 1-5 years shall receive a supplemental measles vaccine once.
  • Children under 1 year old shall be vaccinated with the hepatitis B vaccine four times, each dose one to six months apart.

🌐 Tác động xã hội từ văn bản này

  • Positive impact: Vaccination according to the prescribed list and vaccination schedule helps reduce the risk of contracting infectious diseases and protect public health.
  • Negative impact: The cost for citizens may increase due to the need to purchase vaccines from sources outside the Expanded Immunization Program.
  • Citizens and vaccine manufacturing businesses will benefit from implementing this Circular.

❓ Câu hỏi thường gặp

Which vaccines should be administered to children under 1 year old?

Children under 1 year old should be vaccinated with vaccines such as: BCG, oral polio, DPT, measles, hepatitis B, Hib. The injections are carried out according to a specific schedule.

What vaccines should pregnant women and women of childbearing age receive?

Pregnant women and women of childbearing age (15-35 years old) should be vaccinated with the tetanus vaccine five times, each dose one to six months apart.

What vaccines should children aged 9-18 months receive?

Children aged 9-18 months should be vaccinated with the measles vaccine twice, each dose one year apart.

Which vaccines are used for people at risk of contracting infectious diseases in epidemic areas?

People at risk of contracting infectious diseases in epidemic areas should be vaccinated with vaccines such as: diphtheria, polio, flu, rabies, pertussis, tuberculosis, mumps, rubella, measles, yellow fever, cholera, typhoid, chickenpox, rotavirus diarrhea, tetanus, hepatitis A and B, meningococcal meningitis, pneumonia, Haemophilus influenza type B meningitis, Japanese encephalitis.

When does this Circular take effect?

This Circular takes effect from September 1, 2011.

Toàn văn

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness

NUMBER: 26/2011/TT-BYT
HA NOI, June 24, 2011

CIRCULAR

ISSUING THE LIST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE SCOPE AND SUBJECTS REQUIRED TO USE COMPULSORY VACCINES AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS

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Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases No. 03/2007/QH12 dated November 21, 2007;
Pursuant to Decree No. 188/2007/NĐ-CP dated December 27, 2007 of the Government on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;
The Ministry of Health hereby promulgates the list of infectious diseases, the scope, and subjects required to use compulsory vaccines and medical products as follows:

Article 1. List of infectious diseases, scope, and subjects required to use compulsory vaccines and medical products for people at risk of contracting infectious diseases in epidemic areas or traveling to such areas

1. List of infectious diseases and vaccines, medical products that must be used compulsorily:

No.

Name of infectious disease

Polio vaccine or combined vaccine containing polio component

1

Diphtheria

Single-component diphtheria vaccine or combined vaccine containing diphtheria component

Anti-diphtheria serum (SAD)

2

Oral polio vaccine

Rubella vaccine or combined vaccine containing rubella component

3

Influenza

Influenza vaccine (seasonal influenza vaccine, pandemic influenza vaccine)

Anti-influenza serum (Polyvalent gammaglobulin), Interferon

4

Rabies

Rabies vaccine, anti-rabies serum (SAR)

5

Pertussis

Single-component pertussis vaccine or combined vaccine containing pertussis component

Anti-pertussis serum (Gammaglobulin)

6

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)

7

Mumps

Single-component mumps vaccine or combined vaccine containing mumps component

8

Rubella

Single-component rubella vaccine or combined vaccine containing rubella component

9

Single-dose measles vaccine

Measles single vaccine or combined vaccine containing measles component

Anti-measles serum (Polyvalent gammaglobulin)

10

Yellow fever

Yellow fever vaccine

11

Cholera

Cholera vaccine

12

Typhoid fever

Typhoid vaccine

13

Chickenpox

Chickenpox vaccine

14

Rotavirus diarrhea

Rotavirus vaccine

15

Tetanus

Single-component tetanus vaccine or combined vaccine containing tetanus component

Anti-tetanus serum (SAT)

 

16

Hepatitis A

Single-component hepatitis A vaccine or combined vaccine containing hepatitis A component

17

Hepatitis B virus infection

Single-component hepatitis B vaccine or combined vaccine containing hepatitis B component,

Anti-hepatitis B serum (HEPABIG), Interferon

 

18

Meningococcal meningitis

Meningococcal vaccine

19

Meningitis, pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

- Second dose: at least 2 months after the first dose.

20

Japanese encephalitis

- First dose: at 1 year of age.

21

Pneumonia, meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B

Single-component Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine (Hib) or combined vaccine containing Hib component

2. Scope and Subjects Required to Use:

a) The use of vaccines and medical products listed above shall be carried out according to the emergency declaration issued by the competent authority. For yellow fever, the subjects required to use the vaccine are those coming from yellow fever endemic areas as recommended by the World Health Organization.

b) Those who have been vaccinated with vaccines and medical products within their immunity period are not required to be vaccinated again. The vaccination time is based on the vaccination certificate issued by the competent health authority.

Article 2. List of infectious diseases, subjects, and schedule for compulsory vaccination under the Expanded Immunization Program

No.

Communicable diseases with vaccines available in Vietnam

Vaccines, subjects, and vaccination schedule under the Expanded Immunization Program

1

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)

Second dose: at least 1 month after the first dose

Once within one month after birth

2

Oral polio vaccine

- First dose: at 2 months of age.

Second dose: at least 1 month after the first dose

First dose: at two months of age

Second dose: at three months of age

Third dose: at four months of age

Children under five years old

Two doses, one month apart (administered during supplementary campaigns)

3

Diphtheria

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine

Second dose: at least 1 month after the first dose

First dose: at two months of age

Second dose: at three months of age

Third dose: at four months of age

Children aged eighteen months

Booster dose

4

Pertussis

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine

Second dose: at least 1 month after the first dose

First dose: at two months of age

Second dose: at three months of age

Third dose: at four months of age

Children aged eighteen months

Booster dose

5

Tetanus

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine

Second dose: at least 1 month after the first dose

First dose: at two months of age

Second dose: at three months of age

Third dose: at four months of age

Children aged eighteen months

Booster dose

Tetanus vaccine

Pregnant women and women of childbearing age (15-35 years old)

First dose: early in the first pregnancy or during the reproductive age in high-risk areas

Second dose: at least one month after the first dose

Third dose: at least six months after the second dose or in subsequent pregnancies

Fourth dose: at least one year after the third dose or in subsequent pregnancies.

Fifth dose: at least one year after the fourth dose or in subsequent pregnancies.

6

Single-dose measles vaccine

Measles vaccine

Children aged nine to eighteen months

First dose: at nine months of age.

Second dose: at eighteen months of age

Children aged one to five years

One dose (administered during supplementary campaigns)

7

Hepatitis B virus infection

Hepatitis B vaccine

Children under one year old

First dose: within twenty-four hours after birth.

Second dose: at two months of age

Third dose: at three months of age

Fourth dose: at four months of age

8

Disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B

Hib vaccine

Children under one year old

First dose: at two months of age

Second dose: at three months of age

Third dose: at four months of age

9

Japanese encephalitis

- First dose: at 1 year of age.

Children aged one to five years in endemic areas

First dose: at one year of age

Second dose: one to two weeks after the first dose.

Third dose: one year after the second dose.

10

Cholera

Cholera vaccine

Children aged two to five years in epidemic areas/severe endemic areas

First dose: for children aged two to five years

Second dose: one to two weeks after the first dose

11

Typhoid fever

Typhoid vaccine

Children aged two to ten years in epidemic areas/severe endemic areas

One dose for children aged two to ten years

If the vaccination schedule is not followed, vaccination should be administered as soon as possible thereafter.

Article 3. Effectiveness

This Circular takes effect from September 1, 2011.

During implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, please report to the Ministry of Health (Preventive Medicine Department) for consideration and resolution./.

DEPUTY MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
(Signed)
TRINH QUAN HUAN

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