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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 25-30 |
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Newer vaccines (measles-rubella, human papillomavirus, rotavirus, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) introduction: Experience from Northern India
Madhu Gupta1, Kanica Kaushal1, Nikita Sharma1, Atul Gupta1, Abu Mohammad Bashar1, Suresh Dalpath2, Shivani Gupta3, GB Singh4
1 Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Directorate of Health Services and National Health Mission, Health Department, Panchkula, Haryana, India
3 Surveillance Medical Officer Unit Office, World Health Organization, Panchkula, Haryana, India
4 Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Mission, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Madhu Gupta
Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jncd.jncd_38_18
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Vaccines are essential to ensure that the population is immune to certain diseases, and immunization is one of the most cost-effective interventions to prevent the occurrence of the diseases. Recently, new vaccines such as rotavirus, measles-rubella vaccine, and pneumococcal vaccines are introduced in the universal immunization program of some of the states in India. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is also introduced in Punjab through its own initiative. This paper documents the experience in terms of implementation plans, issues, and challenges in introducing these vaccines in North Indian states, including Haryana (rotavirus vaccine), Punjab (HPV vaccine), Himachal Pradesh (pneumococcal vaccine), and Chandigarh (measles and rubella vaccination campaign).
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