Question: Which is the first state in the country to start Rotavirus vaccination project?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- Himachal Pradesh on 3 December 2015 became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project.
- The project was launched by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh from Dharamsala in district Kangra.
- The vaccine will help in controlling the child mortality rate (under five years of age) due to diarrhea.
- It will control the worst water borne disease (Diarrhea) which is responsible for about 13 percent deaths of under-five age. The Rotavirus infection amount to 30,000 deaths in India annually.
Reference:
http://himachalpr.gov.in/OnePressRelease.aspx?Language=1&ID=2712