Haryana Government would launch a campaign on Rotavirus Vaccine, Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) and third phase of Mission Indradhanush on April 11.
During this campaign, about 5.50 lakh children of the State would be immunised. Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij will launch the campaign on April 11 from Ambala, said a spokesperson of State Health Department on Wednesday.
He said that rotavirus infection could cause severe diarrhea in children. In order to control this virus, the Central Government has decided to include Rotavirus Vaccine in a phased manner in Universal Immunisation Programme in the country. In its first phase, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Haryana would be covered. The children would be given three doses of this vaccine.
He said that the state Health Minister would also launch Inactivated Polio Vaccine to eradicate polio. Along with the doses of polio, this vaccine would be given as injection to children, which would provide them double safety against polio. The market price of this injection is over `1,000, but the State Government would provide it free of cost, he added.
The spokesman said that the Health Minister would also launch the third phase of Mission Indradhanush, under which children would be immunised against Diphtheria, Polio, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Tetanus and Measles.