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. 2014 Jun 1;92(6):436–446. doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.133298

Table 5. Vaccines produced in Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), 2013.

Country and references No. of manufacturers Vaccine types
Brazil11,12 3 BCG, BMP, DT, DTP, DTP–Hib, Hep B, Hib, influenza, IPV,a OPV 1–3,a MMR,a MMR–varicella,a pneumococcal conjugate,a rabies, rotavirus,a Td, YF
Russian Federation13,14 4 BCG, brucellosis, diphtheria, DT, DTP, DTP–Hep B, encephalitis vaccine (EnceVir), Gonococcus, hepatitis (child and adult), influenza (live and inactivated), M, meningococcal A, MM, mumps, OPV, rabies, rubella, tetanus, rabies, tularaemia, varicella, YF
India8,11 10 BCG, C (inactivated oral), DT, DTP, DTP–Hep B, DTP–Hib, Hep B, Hib, influenza H1N1, JE (inactivated), meningococcal A conjugate, M, MR, MMR, OPV 1+3,a OPV 1,a OPV 1–3,a pandemic influenza (live), Pent., rabies, rubella, seasonal influenza, Td, TT, typhoid conjugate, typhoid VI polysaccharide
China11 46 Anthrax, BCG, BMP, brucellosis, DT, DTP, DTP–Hib, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, Hep A, Hep A (live), Hep A–Hep B, Hep B, Hep E, Hib, influenza (split), influenza H1N1, influenza H5N1, JE (live and inactivated), Leptospira, M, meningococcal ACYW-135, MM, MMR, MR, OPV 1–3, rabies, rubella, TT, typhoid Vi, varicella, tick-borne encephalitis, tracheitis, TT, YF
South Africa11,15 1 Hep Ba

BCG: bacille Calmette–Guérin; BMP: bivalent meningitis polysaccharide; C: cholera; DT: diphtheria and tetanus; DTP: diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; Hep: hepatitis; Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b; IPV: inactivated polio vaccine; JE: Japanese encephalitis, M: measles; MM: measles and mumps; MMR: measles, mumps and rubella; MR: measles and rubella; OPV: oral polio vaccine; Pent.: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b; Td: diphtheria toxoid; TT: tetanus toxoid; YF: yellow fever.

a Although the manufacturer technically produced the final vials of product, the starting material was imported bulk vaccine that had already been prequalified.