Pneumonia Vaccines under Universal Immunisation Programme

Q.  Which of the following states will introduce Pneumonia Vaccines under Universal Immunisation Programme?

1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Bihar
3) Rajasthan
- Published on 09 Nov 16

a. 2, 3
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above
 
  • The Health Ministry approved introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunisation Programme.
  • Himachal Pradesh will be among four other states where Pneumonia Vaccines will be introduced along with Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in a planned manner from 2017.
  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had earlier this year, 2016, introduced Rotavirus Vaccine to combat diarrhoea in the four states of the country - Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha.

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