Question

What are the immunization programs available at the nearest health center in your locality?

Answer 1

Immunization program:

1. It is one of the key interventions for the protection of infants, women, and children from preventable life-threatening conditions.
2. It is a process via which an individual becomes safeguarded against a disease through vaccination.
3. In India, the immunization program was introduced in 1978 as EPI or Expanded Program of Immunization.

The following are the immunization program available at the nearest health center in the locality:

1. Immunization for children: Typhoid, tetanus, diphtheria, typhoid, and smallpox.
2. Immunization for infants: DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis), polio, measles, MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), and tuberculosis.
3. Immunization for pregnant women: Tetanus and hepatitis-B.