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flag Vietnam ramps up polio defenses after Laos outbreak, targeting high-risk border areas with vaccines and surveillance.

flag Vietnam has launched emergency polio prevention measures after Laos reported a cVDPV1 outbreak, prompting the WHO to classify Vietnam as at very high risk of importation. flag The country is strengthening surveillance, conducting catch-up vaccination campaigns with IPV and bOPV, and focusing on eight high-risk border provinces. flag Low vaccination coverage—73% in 2024—has increased vulnerability, and officials are urging rapid response, public awareness, and coordination with Laos and global health partners to protect Vietnam’s polio-free status since 2000.

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