National Immunization Schedule (NIS) for Infants, Children and Pregnant Women

India’s immunization programme, launched in 1985, is one of the largest health programmes of its kind in the world, catering to a birth cohort of 2.7 crore (27 million) children annually. The programme provides vaccination against eight life‐threatening diseases (diphtheria, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type B

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List of Diseases & their Vaccine (Brief Summary table)

VACCINE & DISEASES Disease Vaccine Disease spread by Disease symptoms Disease complications Chickenpox Varicella vaccine protects against chickenpox. Air, direct contact Rash, tiredness, headache, fever Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs) Diphtheria DTaP* vaccine protects against diphtheria. Air, direct contact

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