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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Thursday said that it will launch Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under the universal immunisation programme on June 30.

Highlights The vaccine has been developed by the Serum Institute of India Odisha govt directs urban local bodies to spend 25% of budget on slum development Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government announced that it will launch the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunization Programme on June 30.  It will benefit nearly 8 lakh young children annually in the State and help in reducing risk of morbidity & mortality due to pneumonia and meningitis among children "The introduction o...

The Odisha Government on Thursday said that it will launch Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under the universal immunisation programme on June 30. "The introduction of PCV in the routine immunization will benefit nearly 8 lakh young children annually in the State and it will help in reducing the risk of morbidity and mortality due to pneumonia and meningitis among children in the State", said the additional Chief Secretary PK Mohapatra in a letter to district and municipal authorities. "...

EVIN is used by the Ministry for inventory management of vaccines and tracking storage temperature data of vaccines under the Universal Immunization Programme

​​The Health Ministry clarification comes in the wake of media reports about the Centre writing to the states and UTs, advising them not to share the data of the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) system on vaccine stocks and the temperature of vaccine storage at public forums without prior consent.

Sensitive details on storage prone to be used to manipulate market, says health ministry

The government of India has been supporting the efforts of states and UTs for an effective vaccination drive under the Whole of Government approach since January 16 this year.

In a bizarre move, centre asks states not to share data on vaccine stocks [details] Amidst sharp criticism of its Wednesday order, the center today issued a clarification in which it argued that the order was issued to prevent commercial abuse of the data by other entities. Covid treatment guidelines for children The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday issued a letter to all the states, directing against sharing eVIN data on vaccine supplies. The order, which was issued to all states and UTs, st...

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