Vietnam started producing H5N1 flu vaccines

On November 8, a source from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said: on November 10, the Institute will produce H5N1 flu vaccine for humans in the form of concentrate and purity.

Study of H5N1 vaccine in Vietnam.

However, how much production is not mentioned.

Currently, the plan for testing human influenza vaccines has been submitted to the Ministry of Health for comments.

However, in the face of the risk of flu in humans, if the Ministry of Health waits for the use of vaccines on humans, production is too late. Therefore, the Institute took the initiative to have vaccines available to provide to people when necessary.

Talking to reporters on the afternoon of November 8, Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan said: 'At present, the H5N1 vaccine that Vietnam is studying complies with the regulations of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) ( means according to 9 requirements set by WHO. One of these important regulations is whether immunity of H ( Haemagglutinin ) antigen samples and 5 batches of continuously produced vaccines with the same antibody production have not been researched by the Institute. Currently, the Institute is dependent on WHO's written response to research results to continue research and production.

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology fully agree with clinical fieldwork (human trials).

Le Ha