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Ensure oral polio vaccine for children on Jan 17, says Harsh Vardhan Outlook January 08, 2021 17:09 IST Ensure oral polio vaccine for children on Jan 17, says Harsh Vardhan outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
Chennai, Jan 8 (PTI) Children below five years of age
should be administered oral polio vaccine on January 17 and
parents should ensure it, Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare, Harsh Vardhan said here on Friday.
Recalling the last case of polio virus in the country,
exactly 10 years ago during January 2011 in West Bengal, he
said the World Health Organisation certified India as polio
Updated:
January 08, 2021 14:35 IST
The Union Health Minister was in Chennai on Friday to review the State’s COVID-19 vaccine dry run
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan with TN health Minister C. Vijayabaskar at a COVID-19 vaccination dry run at Apollo Hospital in Chennai on Friday | Photo Credit:
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The Union Health Minister was in Chennai on Friday to review the State’s COVID-19 vaccine dry run
The electronic vaccine intelligence network (eVIN), now converted into a CoWIN platform, is now tracking details of potential beneficiaries for the COVID-19 vaccine, the place where he/she is likely to get the vaccination, pre and post-vaccination including issuing an electronic certificate, following up for the second dose through detailed text messages and reminders, according to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.