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To ensure vaccination of all sections of the society, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday launched the ‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0’ (IMI 5.0) — aimed at overcoming barriers including vaccine hesitancy, myths, and taboos relating to
"Experiences gained from the project can be used to encourage the consideration of collaborative participation in routine immunization, new vaccine introductions, and other public health programs and decision-making processes."
"Communication strategies centered around faith leaders have led to favorable outcomes in tackling misinformation and reducing the spread of infectious diseases..FBOs acted in unison with the local community leaders, political leaders and acted as a trigger for the vaccination which ensured success of COVID-19 vaccination program in India."
"Despite the complexity of vaccine hesitancy and the broad range of its determinants, increasing awareness about benefits of vaccination,.carefully tailored strategies addressing the determinants of the hesitancy can bring about the desired change." Vaccine hesitancy refers to a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite availability o