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Govt to go ahead with pentavalent vaccine for Haemophilus Influenza
PTI
New Delhi, Dec 11: After putting it on hold for over three years, the Government has decided to go ahead with pentavalent vaccine as a safeguard against Haemophilus Influenza, a deadly bacterial disease that claims nearly one lakh children every year.
India would be the 171st country to introduce this vaccine in the national immunisation programme.
Starting from the US which had adopted pentavalent vaccine in 1991, many other countries in Europe, Asia and Africa went on to draft it in their immunisation programmes.
The vaccine protects against five potential killers ? Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertusis, Hib and Hepatitis B, Mr Satish Gupta of UNICEF said.
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[I]n Kerala, the campaign would start from December 14, in neighbouring Tamil Nadu it will begin from December 17.
PTI
New Delhi, Dec 11: After putting it on hold for over three years, the Government has decided to go ahead with pentavalent vaccine as a safeguard against Haemophilus Influenza, a deadly bacterial disease that claims nearly one lakh children every year.
India would be the 171st country to introduce this vaccine in the national immunisation programme.
Starting from the US which had adopted pentavalent vaccine in 1991, many other countries in Europe, Asia and Africa went on to draft it in their immunisation programmes.
The vaccine protects against five potential killers ? Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertusis, Hib and Hepatitis B, Mr Satish Gupta of UNICEF said.
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[I]n Kerala, the campaign would start from December 14, in neighbouring Tamil Nadu it will begin from December 17.
