UNSPSC 51201623: Typhoid vaccine

This classification denotes vaccines used to prevent typhoid fever (An acute systemic febrile infection caused by salmonella typhi, a serotype of salmonella enterica) and/or paratyphoid fever (a prolonged febrile illness commonly caused by several paratyphi serotypes of salmonella enterica), which are caused by various species of salmonella. Typhoid vaccine bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0041469 and NCI Concept Code C96392.

UNSPSC 51201623 Typhoid vaccine (Commodity) covers immunization products procured by state and local health authorities, though the single recent opportunity in the source is for yellow fever vaccine rather than typhoid. State and local health departments use this code to solicit vaccines for disease prevention and public health programs, typically through health departments operating immunization clinics, pandemic preparedness initiatives, and routine vaccination schedules. Issuing bodies are primarily state health departments and, where present in procurement records, county and municipal health agencies responsible for vaccine procurement and distribution.

The Mississippi State Department of Health posted a sole source procurement on July 13, 2026 for yellow fever vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., with an objection deadline of August 3, 2026. The notice does not disclose quantity, contract term, or estimated value. No other recent state or local opportunities under this code appear in the source, limiting visibility into geographic spread or the frequency of competitive versus sole source purchasing patterns. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (typhoid vaccine) and the posted opportunity (yellow fever vaccine) suggests either imprecise code assignment in the source data or that state procurement offices use this commodity code for multiple vaccine types within the immunization family.