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Opinion | India's 10 Years As A Polio-Free Nation
This year marks a decade of a polio-free India - one of the country's most profound public health achievements to date.
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First Polio Sub-National Vaccine Campaign Begins Today: All You Need To Know
Polio Vaccine Campaign: The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering polio vaccine drops is being conducted from June 19 in 11 states and UTs.
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President Ram Nath Kovind Launches Pulse Polio Programme For 2021
On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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President Kovind Launches Nationwide Pulse Polio Programme For 2021
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the pulse polio programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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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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After Polio Vaccine Scare, Questions On Quality Checks
India's anti-polio programme got a jolt recently after it was found that some vaccines made by a Ghaziabad-based firm were found to contain the P2 virus strain. The company, BioMed, is one of the four domestic suppliers of polio vaccines to the government-run polio immunisation programme.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Launches Pulse Polio Programme
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday launched the Pulse Polio Programme for 2017 under which about 17 crore children of less than five years age will be immunised. The drive is a part of the government's efforts to sustain polio eradication from the country.
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70 Lakh Kids To Get Polio Vaccination In Tamil Nadu
An estimated 70 lakh children in Tamil Nadu below the age of five years are to be covered under the annual national pulse polio immunisation drive that is being held in the state today and on February 21.
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93,000 Children In Puducherry To Be Given Polio Drops
Around 93,000 children aged below five would be administered polio drops in the union territory under the two-round Intensified Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme on January 27 and February 21.
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38 Lives Lost in Bihar: No Cure for This Deadly Disease Yet
Suspected encephalitis has claimed 38 lives in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district so far this year, and more than 120 children are admitted in various hospitals after being diagnosed with the ailment.
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In West Bengal, 114 children given hepatitis vaccine instead of polio drops
Sixty-seven children, all under five years of age, were rushed to hospital after it was discovered that they had been given the hepatitis B vaccine orally instead of anti-polio drops under the Pulse Polio programme in West Bengal yesterday.
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No polio case reported in past nine years in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu government today said the state has not reported a single polio case in the last nine years, as it prepares for the second round of Pulse Polio Campaign in which two lakh personnel would be employed.
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Jackie Shroff hurls abuses in a video, trends on Twitter
Jackie Shroff who will soon be sharing screen space with Aamir Khan in Dhoom: 3, is trending on Twitter but not for his comeback on the big screen.
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Over 17 crore kids get polio vaccine across India
Seventeen crore children aged under five were immunised on Sunday in a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, which did not report even a single new case of the disease during the last one year.
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Opinion | India's 10 Years As A Polio-Free Nation
This year marks a decade of a polio-free India - one of the country's most profound public health achievements to date.
-
First Polio Sub-National Vaccine Campaign Begins Today: All You Need To Know
Polio Vaccine Campaign: The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering polio vaccine drops is being conducted from June 19 in 11 states and UTs.
-
President Ram Nath Kovind Launches Pulse Polio Programme For 2021
On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
-
President Kovind Launches Nationwide Pulse Polio Programme For 2021
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the pulse polio programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
-
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.
-
After Polio Vaccine Scare, Questions On Quality Checks
India's anti-polio programme got a jolt recently after it was found that some vaccines made by a Ghaziabad-based firm were found to contain the P2 virus strain. The company, BioMed, is one of the four domestic suppliers of polio vaccines to the government-run polio immunisation programme.
-
President Pranab Mukherjee Launches Pulse Polio Programme
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday launched the Pulse Polio Programme for 2017 under which about 17 crore children of less than five years age will be immunised. The drive is a part of the government's efforts to sustain polio eradication from the country.
-
70 Lakh Kids To Get Polio Vaccination In Tamil Nadu
An estimated 70 lakh children in Tamil Nadu below the age of five years are to be covered under the annual national pulse polio immunisation drive that is being held in the state today and on February 21.
-
93,000 Children In Puducherry To Be Given Polio Drops
Around 93,000 children aged below five would be administered polio drops in the union territory under the two-round Intensified Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme on January 27 and February 21.
-
38 Lives Lost in Bihar: No Cure for This Deadly Disease Yet
Suspected encephalitis has claimed 38 lives in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district so far this year, and more than 120 children are admitted in various hospitals after being diagnosed with the ailment.
-
In West Bengal, 114 children given hepatitis vaccine instead of polio drops
Sixty-seven children, all under five years of age, were rushed to hospital after it was discovered that they had been given the hepatitis B vaccine orally instead of anti-polio drops under the Pulse Polio programme in West Bengal yesterday.
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No polio case reported in past nine years in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu government today said the state has not reported a single polio case in the last nine years, as it prepares for the second round of Pulse Polio Campaign in which two lakh personnel would be employed.
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Jackie Shroff hurls abuses in a video, trends on Twitter
Jackie Shroff who will soon be sharing screen space with Aamir Khan in Dhoom: 3, is trending on Twitter but not for his comeback on the big screen.
-
Over 17 crore kids get polio vaccine across India
Seventeen crore children aged under five were immunised on Sunday in a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, which did not report even a single new case of the disease during the last one year.
