Pentavalent & Inactivated Polio Vaccine to be introduced in Manipur October 2015
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 26 2015:
A two-day state level workshop on Media Sensitization for New Vaccine induction in Routine Immunization was held at the conference hall of Family Welfare Department Bir Tikendrajit Road.
The workshop was organized by State Health Society, Manipur.
During the workshop, Pentavalent and Inactivated Polio Vaccine which is going to be introduced in the State from October 2015 was discussed thoroughly.
It is also learnt that the new vaccination will reduce the number of injection given to children at the time of vaccination.
Earlier, three injections were given to the babies in the sixth week, tenth week and fourteenth week making a total of nine injections.
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However, the new vaccination will be done with a single injection each time during the sixth, tenth and fourteenth week informed K Rajo, Director of Family Welfare Services Government of Manipur who chaired the workshop.
He further informed that the Pentavalent vaccination will prevent babies from Diptheria, Pertosis, Titanus, Hepatitis B and Himophetus Influenza which are fatal and some of them communicable.
Dr Th Nandakumar State Nodal Officer of Immunization speaking during the workshop said that Polio vaccination is very much effective if it is done on or before the baby turns six months.
He further informed that there are three types of Polio and to eradicate them Oral Polio Vaccination will continue till 2018 for doing away with Polio type 1 and type 3 and Inactivated Polio Vaccine will be given through injection starting October this year.
It is also learnt that after 2018 the Oral Polio Vaccination will be replaced by Injection which is practiced in developed countries.
The workshop, ahead of the launching of Pentavalent and Inactivated Polio Vaccine was attended by Chief Medical Officers District Family Welfare Officers, District Immunization officers, District program Managers, Extension educators, Community Mobilisers, Vaccine and Cold Chain handlers etc.