Mission Indradhanush is a special catch-up vaccination campaign under the Universal Immunization Programme, conducted in areas of low immunization coverage to vaccinate left out and dropped out children and pregnant women.
A 19-year-old who was on the run for almost two months for his involvement in the killing of a teenage girl who was seven months pregnant ,was held by the crime branch team from Rohtak, Haryana, a Delhi police official said.
Pregnant women who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 are at lower risk of having a caesarean section or experiencing hypertension, a new study said on Friday.
The Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI.50) drive will be launched in Odisha on September 11 to identify and register all children…
Earlier India recorded 7,830 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, marking a sharp jump from yesterday when 5675 cases were reported, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry.
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Punjab health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said a pregnant woman is not just herself in an immuno-compromised position but she is also carrying another life in her womb which also needs to be protected against Covid.
Out of the three lakh beneficiaries, 3,05,482 lakh beneficiaries have received the first dose and 456 have received both doses.
In the camp, organised under the 'Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan' on Monday, all the beneficiaries were administered Covaxin.
"The expert committee has recommended making pregnant women eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines after detailed analysis," said Dr Vandana Gurnani, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), while addressing a virtual session.
