Vietnam exports first African swine fever vaccine batch to Indonesia

Workers at AVAC Vietnam preparing a shipment of African swine fever vaccine for export to Indonesia. — Courtesy of AVAC

HANOI: Biotechnology firm AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company has exported its first shipment of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines to Indonesia, a major milestone in the country’s efforts to bring domestically developed veterinary vaccines to the international market.

The shipment, consisting of 120,000 doses of the AVAC ASF LIVE vaccine, was sent to Indonesia on Monday following nearly three years of evaluation and testing in collaboration with Indonesian authorities.