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=> The Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 vaccination campaign was launched in Jaipur by the Medical and Health Department of Rajasthan.

Key Points:

=> Children in the age group of 0 to 2 years and pregnant women are being vaccinated in this campaign.

=> In the first phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 vaccination campaign, a target has been set to vaccinate about 487 children and 114 pregnant women of Jaipur district.

=> Vaccines of BCG, Polio, Hepatitis B, Pentavalent, FIPV, RVV, PCV and MR are being administered to these children to protect them from nine types of diseases.

=> Under this campaign those children have been included, who are deprived of routine vaccination due to any reason. Similarly, td-1, td-2 and booster td vaccines are being administered to pregnant women who are deprived of routine vaccination.

=> Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 vaccination campaign is being conducted in 209 sessions. Its first phase will operate till February 13, 2022.

=> After this, the second phase of the campaign will be conducted from March 7 to March 13, 2022, the third phase will be conducted from April 4 to April 10, 2022.

By: ASRAF UDDIN AHMED