Govt tells states to refocus on universal immunization as covid cases fall
The Union health ministry has directed states and union territories to focus on the universal immunization programme, which was severely affected during the worst years of the covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The universal immunization programme is one of the largest public health programmes targeting close of 26 million newborns and 29 million pregnant women annually. With more than 2 billion covid vaccine doses having been administered so far and covid cases declining, there is a need to revive the universal immunization programme,” a senior government official said. All activities related to routine vaccination under Mission Indradhanush are being focused and continued,” said the official, adding that some new vaccines are being added to the programme, which, however, may take some time.
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