He also urged the frontline workers to reach out to remote and hard-to-reach areas, slums, the migratory population, and areas with frequent outbreaks."We have to reach out to people in the last mile to ensure that we achieve 100 per cent coverage", he stated.
This protects against 12 vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) such as Polio, Measles, Rubella, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Rotavirus diarrhoea, Hepatitis B, among others.
Under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP), India operates the world's largest vaccination programme for pregnant women and children, reaching 2.9 crore pregnant women and 2.6 crore newborns annually.
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