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'Search and vaccine' campaign underway in Nepalgunj

NEPALGUNJ, May 18: Children, who were missed out on different life-saving vaccinations within Nepalgunj municipality in Banke, are now being administered the vaccines.
By Republica

NEPALGUNJ, May 18: Children, who were missed out on different life-saving vaccinations within Nepalgunj municipality in Banke, are now being administered the vaccines. 


Regular vaccination is being administered as part of the campaign of 'search and vaccine'. As many as 190 children have been so far provided with the service under the campaign. 


Public Health Inspector of Nepalgunj sub-metropolis, Rajan Shahi said the children who were missed out on vaccinations in the past would be covered in regular vaccine service. 


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"Regular vaccination is being administered in Nepalgunj on 6-11 every month. We have also advanced another campaign of searching for children missed out on vaccination,", he shared. 


He further informed that at least 139 children out of those missed out on vaccination service have been inoculated. Still, 155 children are yet to be vaccinated. 


Earlier, children were inoculated in Nepalgunj on April 28. 


In the course of the 'search' and 'vaccine' campaign, it was found that 692 children were missed out on vaccination in Nepalgunj. "A total of 177 children were found to have not received even a single vaccine", Shahi said, adding, "Collection of information of those who missed vaccination or those those who dropped out without have complete doses of vaccines is currently underway.”


(RSS)


 

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