Immunisation Section News Today

Children in the floating population, of parents working in factories or of those residing in slums, who do not go to schools, could get deprived of health care programmes.

The government, in its new policies and programmes, has committed to administering the HPV vaccine to all eligible girls in the new fiscal year.

Nepal added IPV to routine immunisation programme in 2014. But, due to shortage, kids born from April 2016 to October 2018 missed the jab.

The girls between 14 and 15 years received the first dose but did not show up for the second shot.

Shots are available at Sukraraj Hospital, Teku. Those in the risk group can get fresh jabs.

Vaccination has been delayed due to cold and snowfall. Around 4 million children throughout the country are inoculated with MR vaccine in the ongoing campaign.

Cities and accessible areas were hit hardest in measles outbreaks in 19 districts last year.

Around 5.7 million children in 75 districts will be inoculated with MMR vaccine in the three-week campaign.

Around 5.7 million children will be inoculated in the three-week long campaign.

Over 9,900 girls aged 14 and 15 years were given the first doses of human papillomavirus vaccine last September.