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WHO Urges Israel To Allow Aid Access To Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Amid the chaos, WHO and its partners launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign on Monday, aiming to immunise over half a million children, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Focus On Unvaccinated Children, Strengthen Routine Immunisation Capacities: WHO
The regional director emphasised the need for periodic mapping of at-risk populations and for developing actionable plans to address gaps in immunisation.
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DCPCR to Launch WhatsApp Chatbot for Public Interaction, Complaints Registration
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) is set to launch a WhatsApp chatbot to interact with people and help them register their complaints. The DCPCR is the apex statutory authority of Delhi government to protect, promote and monitor the implementation of rights and policies related to children such as education, immunisation, ...
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COVID-19 Working Group To Review Data For Covovax Vaccine On Friday: Report
The COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory on Immunisation (NTAGI) will be reviewing the data of Serum Institute of India's vaccine - Covovax for use for children and adults, on April 1, sources said today.
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India Implementing "Largest Vaccine Programme Globally": Health Minister
India is implementing the largest inoculation drive globally where annually over 3 crore pregnant women and 2.6 crore children are covered through the Universal Immunisation Programme, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.
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Covaxin Showed Good Response In Children During Trials: Covid Panel Chief
Covaxin has shown that it has a very good immune response in children in trials, Chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) Dr NK Arora said on Sunday.
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Europe Ramps Up Covid Vaccine Drive For Children Under 5 As Omicron Spreads
Europe stepped up vaccinations of children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 Wednesday, as the EU's health agency warned that immunisation alone would not stop the rapid rise of the Omicron variant of the virus.
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Centre Considering Scientific Evidence On Vaccination Of Children: Minister
The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid and the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation are considering scientific evidences related to vaccination of children between 12 to 17 years, the Lok Sabha was told.
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Vaccine Plan For Children, Booster Doses Within 2 Weeks: Sources
COVID-19 inoculation for children is among several important points to be discussed at a meeting of the government's top advisory group on immunisation, sources have said.
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12 Children Given Sanitiser Instead Of Polio Drops In Maharashtra
In a case of huge negligence, 12 children were given sanitiser instead of oral polio vaccine drops in a village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, about 700 km from state capital Mumbai, an official said on Monday.
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Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Pushes Polio Ravivar To January 31
The Union government has rescheduled the national polio vaccination programme from January 17 to January 31 in the wake of phase-I of the Covid-19 inoculation that rolls out in a few days. As is the tradition, the Polio Ravivar (Polio Sunday) drive will be flagged of by President Ramnath Kovind who will administer the "drops" to children at Rashtra...
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Anti-Polio Drive, Set To Start Day After Covid Vaccine Rollout, Deferred
The national polio immunisation programme, that covers all children in India under the age of 5, has been deferred "till further notice" by the Ministry of Health And Family Welfare.
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Understanding The Importance Of Immunisation: Know Why It Should Not Be Delayed
You should not delay or skip your child's vaccination. A proper schedule set by the doctor in order to slash down the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases should be strictly followed.
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Children In South Asia Could Face Health Crisis Amid COVID-19: UNICEF
Expressing concern over the disruptions caused in immunisations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday that South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region did not receive their life-saving vaccine shots.
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Pandemic "Far From Over", Worried About Children, Says WHO Chief
The coronavirus pandemic is "far from over" and is still disrupting normal health services, especially life-saving immunisation for children in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
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WHO Urges Israel To Allow Aid Access To Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Amid the chaos, WHO and its partners launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign on Monday, aiming to immunise over half a million children, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Focus On Unvaccinated Children, Strengthen Routine Immunisation Capacities: WHO
The regional director emphasised the need for periodic mapping of at-risk populations and for developing actionable plans to address gaps in immunisation.
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DCPCR to Launch WhatsApp Chatbot for Public Interaction, Complaints Registration
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) is set to launch a WhatsApp chatbot to interact with people and help them register their complaints. The DCPCR is the apex statutory authority of Delhi government to protect, promote and monitor the implementation of rights and policies related to children such as education, immunisation, ...
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COVID-19 Working Group To Review Data For Covovax Vaccine On Friday: Report
The COVID-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory on Immunisation (NTAGI) will be reviewing the data of Serum Institute of India's vaccine - Covovax for use for children and adults, on April 1, sources said today.
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India Implementing "Largest Vaccine Programme Globally": Health Minister
India is implementing the largest inoculation drive globally where annually over 3 crore pregnant women and 2.6 crore children are covered through the Universal Immunisation Programme, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.
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Covaxin Showed Good Response In Children During Trials: Covid Panel Chief
Covaxin has shown that it has a very good immune response in children in trials, Chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) Dr NK Arora said on Sunday.
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Europe Ramps Up Covid Vaccine Drive For Children Under 5 As Omicron Spreads
Europe stepped up vaccinations of children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 Wednesday, as the EU's health agency warned that immunisation alone would not stop the rapid rise of the Omicron variant of the virus.
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Centre Considering Scientific Evidence On Vaccination Of Children: Minister
The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid and the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation are considering scientific evidences related to vaccination of children between 12 to 17 years, the Lok Sabha was told.
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Vaccine Plan For Children, Booster Doses Within 2 Weeks: Sources
COVID-19 inoculation for children is among several important points to be discussed at a meeting of the government's top advisory group on immunisation, sources have said.
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12 Children Given Sanitiser Instead Of Polio Drops In Maharashtra
In a case of huge negligence, 12 children were given sanitiser instead of oral polio vaccine drops in a village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, about 700 km from state capital Mumbai, an official said on Monday.
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Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Pushes Polio Ravivar To January 31
The Union government has rescheduled the national polio vaccination programme from January 17 to January 31 in the wake of phase-I of the Covid-19 inoculation that rolls out in a few days. As is the tradition, the Polio Ravivar (Polio Sunday) drive will be flagged of by President Ramnath Kovind who will administer the "drops" to children at Rashtra...
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Anti-Polio Drive, Set To Start Day After Covid Vaccine Rollout, Deferred
The national polio immunisation programme, that covers all children in India under the age of 5, has been deferred "till further notice" by the Ministry of Health And Family Welfare.
-
Understanding The Importance Of Immunisation: Know Why It Should Not Be Delayed
You should not delay or skip your child's vaccination. A proper schedule set by the doctor in order to slash down the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases should be strictly followed.
-
Children In South Asia Could Face Health Crisis Amid COVID-19: UNICEF
Expressing concern over the disruptions caused in immunisations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday that South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region did not receive their life-saving vaccine shots.
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Pandemic "Far From Over", Worried About Children, Says WHO Chief
The coronavirus pandemic is "far from over" and is still disrupting normal health services, especially life-saving immunisation for children in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
