Philippines to import 150,000 doses of African swine fever vaccine from Vietnam

Diep informed that on Monday, a delegation of the Philippines visited Vietnam to work with and inspect the company’s vaccine production factory to prepare for the export of the vaccine batch, which is part of 600,000 doses ordered by the Philippine government.

He said AVAC has supplied about 2.3 million doses to the domestic market and exported 305,000 doses, including 300,000 doses to the Philippines and 5,000 doses to Nigeria.

The company is registering for circulating its vaccine in countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Myanmar and Nigeria.

In July 2023, the Philippines imported 300,000 doses of AVAC’s African swine fever vaccine and organized a 3-phase vaccine evaluation on 30 large-scale farms with 150,000 pigs. All vaccinated pigs are safe and protected. With this result, in July 2024, the Philippines accepted the ASF LIVE vaccine of AVAC to circulate in this country.

Regarding other export opportunities for the vaccine, Diep said that it is expected that in May 2025, the World Organization for Animal Health will issue standards for African swine fever vaccines.

Countries are currently waiting for the organization’s standards to develop their own standards, he said, adding that it will leave a great impact on the export of African swine fever vaccines.

Regarding the domestic market, he said that many large enterprises have used the AVAC vaccine such as CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company with more than 1 million doses. Meanwhile, other companies are testing the vaccine such as CJ Vina Agri and Japfa Comfeed Vietnam, while small- and medium-sized companies buy it through distributors.

Since July 2023, AVAC has supplied over 250,000 doses to livestock production divisions and agricultural service centers nationwide. Many provinces have used large quantities of the vaccine such as Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Ninh, and Lai Chau.