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On 27 August 2021, India crossed the milestone of administering more than 10 million (1 crore) doses of COVID-19 vaccine in a single day, setting a new world record. Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 2.8 million doses, followed by Karnataka with 1 million doses and Maharashtra at third with 0.98 million doses.
Universal Immunisation Programme ( UIP) is a vaccination programme launched by the Government of India in 1985. [1] It became a part of Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Programme in 1992 and is currently one of the key areas under the National Health Mission since 2005. The programme now consists of vaccination for 12 diseases- tuberculosis ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in May 1974 with the objective to vaccinate children throughout the world. Ten years later, in 1984, the WHO established a standardized vaccination schedule for the EPI vaccines: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP), oral ...
Pfizer’s study includes 4,500 children across several countries. The research is studying vaccine effectiveness in different age groups. Moderna’s test group has 6,750 children, ages 6 months ...
Any post-vaccine issues should be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System online or by calling 800-822-7967. The schedule is updated annually. It was approved by the American ...
In the U.S., health officials recommend active immunization of infants and children with DTaP -- diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (whooping cough) -- vaccine at the ages of 2 months, 4 ...
A newly released update to the immunization schedule for children includes COVID-19 vaccines.. The recommendations, which come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provide a ...
Your child gets one at 12-15 months and another at 4-6 years. Hepatitis A (hep A) - The hep A virus can cause liver failure. Children should get 2 doses of the vaccine starting at age 1. Varicella ...