{"id":6946,"date":"2015-12-17T12:36:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T12:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=6946"},"modified":"2015-12-17T12:36:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T12:36:45","slug":"injectable-polio-vaccine-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/injectable-polio-vaccine-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Injectable polio vaccine launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0Ques: How many countries of the world have been started Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) including India?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(a) 120<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(b) 125<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(c) 130<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(d) 126<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ans: (d)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>November 30, 2015 Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the injectable Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in India as part of its commitment to the \u201c<strong>Global Polio Endgame Strategy<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>IPV and OPV together will further strengthen children&#8217;s immune system and provide <strong>double protection<\/strong> against polio.<\/li>\n<li>IPV injection will be given to children below <strong>one year of age<\/strong> along with the third dose of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) at the routine immunization sessions <strong>free of cost<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The first phase this vaccine will be introduced in six states, viz Assam, Gujarat, Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of IPV in routine immunization is as per recommendation made in World Health Assembly in May, 2015 and endorsed by Global Polio Endgame Strategy.<\/li>\n<li>IPV will roll-out to 126 countries which are only using OPV in the National program.<\/li>\n<li>It will be the largest and fastest globally-coordinated vaccine introduction project in history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=132021\">http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=132021<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/health-fitness\/health-news\/New-injectible-inactivated-polio-vaccine-launched-in-India\/articleshow\/49994567.cms\">http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/health-fitness\/health-news\/New-injectible-inactivated-polio-vaccine-launched-in-India\/articleshow\/49994567.cms<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/national\/injectable-polio-vaccine-launched\/article7933374.ece\">http:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/national\/injectable-polio-vaccine-launched\/article7933374.ece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Ques: How many countries of the world have been started Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) including India? 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