The National Technical Advisory Group for Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended introduction of The quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (qHPV) vaccine in the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) with a one-time catch-up for 9-14 year-old adolescent girls followed with routine introduction
National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation conducted a meeting on February 8 regarding the inclusion of Covid19 vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults on the CoWin portal to boost uptake of the doses, sources said on Thursday.
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) is likely to meet soon to discuss inclusion of Covid vaccine Covovax on the CoWIN portal as a heterologous booster dose for adults to boost uptake of booster doses, said official sources.
"No discussion has been started even in the Immunisation panel National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) regarding the second booster," said a separate official source to ANI.
Despite South Asian countries reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases, India is not getting affected because of hybrid immunization, said COVID-19 Working Group NTAGI Chairman N K Arora on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, according to a Pune lab report, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka tested positive for the Zika virus and has been advised to take precautionary measures.
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) CERVAVAC vaccine, for the prevention of cervical cancer, is expected to arrive in India by April at the one-tenth of the cost of internationally branded vaccines in the country, said Dr NK Arora, chairman of the Covid working group, National Technical Adviso
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