Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Sees Sudden Increase In Vaccine Prices
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Prices of vaccines in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have been increased by as much as 10 percent, according to the city's medical clinics. They said 22 vaccines produced at the Pasteur Institute have become 5 percent to 10 percent more expensive. The cost of a rabies vaccine has risen by nearly 10 percent with vaccines for hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis, meningococcus and the MMR package increasing by 5 percent. The cost of a hepatitis A vaccine is to rise by more than 5 percent. No explanation was given for the increases. (Click here for more
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Prices of vaccines in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have been increased by as much as 10 percent, according to the city's medical clinics. They said 22 vaccines produced at the Pasteur Institute have become 5 percent to 10 percent more expensive. The cost of a rabies vaccine has risen by nearly 10 percent with vaccines for hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis, meningococcus and the MMR package increasing by 5 percent. The cost of a hepatitis A vaccine is to rise by more than 5 percent. No explanation was given for the increases. (Click here for more) "Vaccines Become 5-10 Percent More Expensive In City" - Saigon Daily (Vietnam) (3/25/09) |