Newer Development in Immunization Practices

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Immunization has been the most cost-effective measure to bring about a reduction in childhood mortality and morbidity [1]. Expanded programme on immunization was launched by WHO in 1974 to protect all the children of the world from six diseases –BCG for tuberculosis, Diptheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine, oral polio and measles. Hepatitis B was included after 10 y [2]. Since then with increasing availability of vaccines more and more vaccines are been included in the programme. Global agencies are working towards provision of all life saving vaccines to the children of all countries. Vaccines have contributed one of the greatest reductions in under five mortality towards achieving millennium developmental goal in many countries of the world. However the reduction has not been optimum in many developing countries including India due to various reasons. …