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Article: VIETNAM TO PRODUCE HEPATITIS A VACCINE IN 2003.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- August 1, 2002
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HANOI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Vietnam will start producing a vaccine for Hepatitis A in 2003, said Ms. Thu Van, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Vaccines and Bio-products.
The Institute, the producer of the vaccine, will initially turn out 100,000 doses of the vaccine per year by using locally-available materials.
In Vietnam, 30 per cent of hospitalised chronical Hepatitis patients are affected by Hepatitis A.
The Institute annually produces around 1 million doses of the vaccine for Hepatitis B. This vaccine, known as a first generation vaccine, is made by using blood plasma from infected people.
This year, the ...