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Official response: DPT vaccine in Shenzhen is out of stock, and insufficient production capacity lea

original title: DPT vaccine is out of stock in a large area, and the public is anxious

"I've called shekang for several weeks, but I still don't have DPT vaccine!" Recently, some parents reported that the DPT vaccine in the social health center was out of stock for some time. They were very worried that their children could not be vaccinated on time, which would affect the vaccination effect. On July 11, the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (hereinafter referred to as "Shenzhen CDC") responded that the main reason for the shortage was the insufficient production capacity of vaccine manufacturers. Shenzhen CDC has reported to Guangdong CDC and hopes to restore normal supply as soon as possible.

Public response: there is a shortage of DPT vaccine in many social health centers

On July 9 and 10, the reporter randomly dialed 10 social health calls, of which 6 said that there was a shortage of DPT vaccine, and the specific arrival time was unknown. The rest said that there was still a small amount of inventory, but due to the small margin, it was suggested that citizens in need should get vaccinated quickly. Subsequently, the reporter also saw that the 'DPT vaccine (acellular)' of many social health organizations such as Nanshan and Longgang District showed insufficient inventory in the 'vaccine inventory' service of Xiaodou vaccine app.

According to the reporter, DPT vaccine is the abbreviation of pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus mixed vaccine. It has a good effect on the prevention of pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus. According to the national immunization procedure, DPT vaccine needs to be vaccinated four times, one dose at the age of 3, 4, 5 and 18 months respectively. Children who have completed four doses of vaccination can get better protective effect.

In this regard, citizen Ms. Zheng told reporters that her child has received two injections. Now there is a shortage of vaccines. She is worried that it will not be vaccinated in time, which will affect the vaccination effect. She hopes that the vaccines can arrive quickly. Some citizens reported that according to the arrangement of the vaccine book, the children should have received DPT vaccine last month, but the nearby shekang has been out of stock. They have to go to shekang far away to have the goods, so they want to know when the DPT vaccine can arrive.

Institutional response: national shortage due to insufficient production capacity

When will the public's concern about the shortage of DPT vaccine be alleviated? On the morning of November 11, Shenzhen disease control responded that due to the insufficient production capacity of vaccine manufacturers, the supply of class I vaccines in some national immunization programs was tight and there was a shortage of goods.

According to the response of Shenzhen CDC, the shortage is national. The specific shortage of some class I vaccines in Shenzhen is as follows: the shortage of DPT vaccine is the most serious, with a monthly demand of about 100000 in the city, and about 200000 since May. The provincial CDC only delivered 25000, with a huge gap of 175000; About 50000 leprosy vaccines and mumps vaccines are needed every month, about 100000 have been needed since May, and only 47300 have been delivered in the province, which is about 50000 short; The monthly demand for JE vaccine is about 40000, and the demand since May is about 80000. Only 11100 were delivered in the province, with a shortage of about 70000; For group A and group C meningococcal vaccines, 40000 are required every month, about 80000 have been required since May, 58000 have been delivered in the province, and about 20000 are missing.

Why are these first-class vaccines so scarce? The reporter also consulted the deep disease control. According to its response, according to national regulations, the national immunization plan vaccine is produced by biological products companies. After passing the verification by the national drug supervision department, it is uniformly purchased by the provincial disease control center, distributed to all cities, and distributed to vaccination units level by level by provincial city district disease control institutions. It is understood that the main reason for the shortage is the insufficient production capacity of vaccine manufacturers. Deep disease control has reported to Guangdong CDC and hopes to restore normal supply as soon as possible. When can the shortage be alleviated? Xie Xu, director of the Institute of immunization planning of Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and prevention, told reporters that there is no specific time to be clear for the time being.

CDC also reminds the public that children and their guardians can take other measures to prevent infectious diseases during vaccine shortage.