The world celebrates World Immunization Week in the last week of April every year to galvanise the support for one of the most cost-effective global health interventions, which has added life to the population at large, says Dr Vivek Virendra Singh, Health Specialist Officer in Charge, Chief of Health, UNICEF
Highlighting capitalist governments’ failure to eliminate COVID-19, South Asia, home to a fourth of humanity, is on the brink of a horrific new surge of the virus.
Amid Omicron fears, NTAGI panel to decide on COVID-19 booster dose, vaccine for children - A government panel will be meeting today to discuss child immunization in the country and the need for a COVID-19 booster dose.
During today’s meeting, the NTAGI will be coming up with comprehensive policies for both the additional COVID-19 vaccine dose and child immunisation against COVID-19. This decision comes in view of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 of which India has reported 21 cases so far.