Vietnamese Vaccine Program and Experience

Prepared by Lan Thuong Nguyen, a PhD. Candidate from the International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IDAS) at National Chengchi University (NCCU), Research Assistant at the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRi). Lan Thuong Nguyen is a co-author of this project, collaborating with Dr. Yen Pottinger, an American researcher with clearly defined roles. Nguyen's primary responsibilities include sourcing and analyzing documents related to public health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination promotion programs, communication strategies, and research articles on vaccine acceptance rates among the Vietnamese population. She also examines public sentiment and other pertinent information regarding the government's COVID-19 strategies. Consequently, Nguyen curated and compiled the datasets stored in Depositar, overseeing their storage, management, and any necessary customization. This process incurs no additional resources, storage, or data preparation costs. Nguyen will manage access to the datasets containing no personal data through the repository. The below dataset is part of the broader project titled "Misinformation, Disinformation, and Vaccine Hesitancy in Vietnam." It focuses on Vietnam's vaccination program and the vaccination experience of Vietnamese people, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides critical insight into the challenges of public health communication in the face of misinformation and disinformation and how the government deals with them. While the country has a history of effective vaccine distribution, the rapid spread of unverified information, both online and offline, posed significant challenges to the government's efforts. The Vietnamese government's initiatives, which included nationwide campaigns promoting vaccine safety and efficacy, faced varying degrees of public response, highlighting the importance of addressing vaccine hesitancy driven by false claims and misunderstandings. Therefore, this dataset helps understand these dynamics, which is essential for assessing how misinformation affects vaccine uptake and the broader public health response. Files must be downloaded to use the entire dataset (depositar only provides limited data previews). This dataset consists of one ZIP file and three PDF files. The ZIP file is an information synthesis of the Vietnamese vaccine experience. PDFs numbers 1, 2, and 3 are the vaccination promotion program of Vietnam. In its present state, the dataset is presented primarily in English.

Data and Resources

Tags

Wikidata Keywords

  • Q134808
  • Q881
  • Q56641686
  • Q84263196
  • Q189603

Basic Information

Data Type Standard office documents
Language English (eng)

Spatio-temporal Information

Temporal Resolution Daily
Start Time 2024-02
End Time 2024-05

Management Information

Creator Lan Thuong Nguyen
Created Time 2024-09-18
Process Step

The dataset was compiled between February and May 2024 as part of a short-term project, with all data accessed from official sources. These sources include the NCOV specialized page on the Ministry of Health's electronic information portal, Health and Life newspaper, Family and Society newspaper, and information pages of the Ministry of Health, the Government, the Communist Party, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front. The project was conducted in Taipei. The dataset contains a collection of posters and handbooks designed for various demographics, offering comprehensive guidelines for COVID-19 prevention in schools, households, elderly individuals, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and residents of apartments and dormitories. These resources, such as infographics, posters, and handbooks, were created to provide essential information for managing COVID-19 in Vietnam’s "new normal." Each guideline or poster is linked to its official source, and is named according to its target demographic. Further details on the posters and handbooks are available in the PDF file titled "The Government's Media Campaign Targeted Different Demographics." The licensing for this dataset is provided under a CC0 license for the content and metadata within the depository repository. As of September 6, 2024, the files within the dataset are licensed under CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), allowing users to share and adapt the content with proper attribution to the original creators. Any adaptations must be shared under the same CC BY-SA license.

Contact Person Lan Thuong Nguyen
Contact Person Email lanthuong0812@gmail.com