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Q72) The Union Government launched second phase of the immunization programme, Mission Indradhanush. Consider the following statements:

1) This programme aims at achieving 100 per cent immunization in the country by 2022

2) The mission targets to cover all children between 2 to 5 years of age and pregnant women with full immunization against seven vaccine preventable diseases

3) These seven vaccine preventable diseases are namely diphtheria, whooping cough (Pertusis), tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and Hepatitis B

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect/


A

Only 1, 2

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Only 2, 3

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Only 3

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All of these

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The correct option is A

Only 1, 2


Ans:72)(a) The second phase of the programme aims at achieving more than 90 per cent full immunization in the country by 2020. The mission targets to cover all children below 2 years of age and pregnant women with full immunization against seven vaccine preventable diseases.

Extra information-The second phase will watch over 352 districts including 279 mid priority districts, 33 from the North East states and 40 districts from phase one where large number of missed out children were detected.

First phase of Mission Indradhanush

The Union Government launched Mission Indradhanush on 25 December 2014 to immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases namely diphtheria, whooping cough (Pertussis), tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020.

The first round of the first phase started from 7 April 2015 which focused on 201 districts in 28 states. It was followed by three rounds of more than a week in the months of April 2015, May 2015, June 2015 and July 2015, starting from 7th of each month.


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