Which year pulse polio started in India?
In India, vaccination against polio started in around 1972 with Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). By 1999, it covered around 60% of infants, giving three doses of OPV to each. In 1985, the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) was launched to cover all the districts of the country.
When was the last polio case in India?
January 2011
India, along with 10 other countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Region, was declared polio free in 2014. No new case of polio has been reported in India since January 2011. There is no evidence of VDPVs circulating in the community.
Is polio drops given every year?
I want to know that earlier polio drops were given only once in a year. But now, the polio vaccine is being given almost every month to a child under five years.
Can polio drops be give after 5 years?
In other words, guidelines are based on proba-bilities of risk of disease, and the risk of disease is extremely low, indeed negligible, beyond 5 years of age. Therefore, OPV is not usually recommended beyond 5 years, either as the first dose or as a reinforcing dose.
How many times polio drops in a year?
National Immunization Day (NID) commonly known as Pulse Polio Immunization programme was launched in India in 1995, and is conducted twice in early part of each year. Additionally multiple rounds (at least two) of sub national immunization day (SNID) have been conducted over the years in high risk states/areas.
WHO declared India polio free?
Within two decades, India received ‘Polio-free certification’ from World Health Organization on the 27 March 2014, with the last polio case being reported in Howrah in West Bengal on 13 January 2011.
When did Pulse Polio start?
1995
The Pulse Polio Immunisation programme was launched in India in 1995,with the objective of achieving 100% coverage of Oral Polio Vaccine and eradicating the threat of Polio from India.
How many times polio drops in a year in India?
Is Pulse Polio compulsory?
To prevent the virus from coming to India, the government has since March 2014 made the Oral Polio Vaccination (OPV) mandatory for those travelling between India and polio-affected countries, such as Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Syria and Cameroon.
What if polio vaccine is missed?
There are no side effects to OPV, and it is not harmful to take it multiple times. What if I miss the polio drops or the routine immunization cycle? Key Response: You must resume immunization as soon as possible. Polio immunization is a cost free service available at the Government health facilities.
What happens if you miss polio drops?
What if polio drops given twice?
A:Pulse Polio drops should be given as and when the cyclical polio campaign comes around. If a second dose of pulse polio vaccine was repeated accidentally, the child should come to no harm.
How many times polio drops should be given in 5 years?
Two polio drops are administered along with Routine Immunization at government health facilities and during NIDs/SNIDs for you and your child’s convenience.
What is the next date of polio?
The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering Polio vaccine drops is being conducted from 19th June 2022 in 11 states/ UTs of the country viz. Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.
What happens if polio drops is missed 2022?
What if I miss the polio drops or the routine immunization cycle? Key Response: You must resume immunization as soon as possible. Polio immunization is a cost free service available at the Government health facilities.