This marks a significant milestone, as the world's first live attenuated vaccine produced by AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company has been approved for circulation in the Indonesian market after nearly three years of registration and review.

The vaccine was granted official approval by Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture in April 2025, and the authorised importer and distributor in Indonesia is PT. Biotis Prima Agrisindo, headquartered in Gunung Sindur, West Java.

Indonesia becomes the third country, alongside Vietnam and the Philippines, to officially allow the use of the AVAC ASF LIVE vaccine.

The export of this first batch to Indonesia represents not only a major achievement for AVAC but also a significant step forward for Vietnam’s veterinary vaccine industry, demonstrating its ability to compete globally through scientific and technological innovation.

According to Dr. Nguyen Van Diep, general director of AVAC Vietnam Jsc, more than 3.5 million doses of AVAC ASF LIVE have been supplied to the market to date. Of the total, about 3 million doses have been used domestically in Vietnam, effectively helping to control ASF outbreaks. Nearly 500,000 doses have been exported to the Philippines and Nigeria, where they have received positive feedback.

Currently, the product is in the process of registration in several other countries, including India, Malaysia, Nepal, Myanmar, and other potential markets. To meet domestic and international demand, AVAC maintains a reserve stock of around 1.5 million doses, ready for emergency deployment.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment says Vietnam has made significant strides in the field of veterinary vaccine development. The country has successfully produced vaccines for several major animal diseases, including avian influenza (Navet-Vifluvac) in 2012, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in 2015, foot-and-mouth disease in 2018, rabies in 2019, and most recently, African Swine Fever (NAVET-ASFVAC and AVAC ASF LIVE) in 2022.

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