A 15-day typhoid vaccination drive will commence tomorrow across 12 districts of Punjab.
During the first phase, 10 million children from the age of nine months to 15 years would be vaccinated in 12 districts while the second phase will begin in the month of May to vaccinate 19.3 million children in urban areas of 24 other districts.
A seminar in this connection was held at local hotel titled 'Role & Responsibilities of media in Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) drive’ on Saturday.
South Punjab Health Secretary Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti said that the Typhoid vaccination drive was being launched at four districts of South Punjab including Multan, Layyah, Rajanpur and DG Khan.
The drive was being launched at 65 urban Union Councils of the district in collaboration with UNICEF and WHO. The health secretary further said that 643 teams were constituted to make the drive successful in the district. Out of 643 teams, 82 teams will be deputed at fixed points while 561 teams will perform duties as outreach.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 31st, 2021.
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