4 new vaccines being thought as priority for India Newborn Action Plan
Q. To achieve the India Newborn Action Plan, some additional vaccines are being thought of as priority vaccines for introduction. Which of the following are they?
1) Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
2) Influenza vaccine
3) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
4) TB Vaccine- Published on 21 Mar 16a. 1, 2, 4
b. 1, 2, 3
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 2, 3
- The India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) was launched in September 2014 with the aim of reducing preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths and the goal to attain single digit neonatal mortality and stillbirth rate by 2030. The current rate is 38/1,000 live births.
- To reach this goal, four additional vaccines are being thought of as priority vaccines for introduction in India - Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Influenza vaccine, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and cholera vaccine.
