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Recently, the Immunization drive Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0, began in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
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- Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 focuses on reaching zero-dose children aged between 0-5 years and pregnant women.
- It aims to eliminate measles and rubella by ensuring that every child under 5 years of age has completed the two-dose schedule of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine (MRCV)
- According to statistics, more than five lakh children have not yet received their initial Pentavalent-1 dose while over seven lakh children have missed their second dose of the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine.
- In 2022, Uttar Pradesh accounted for every fourth measles-rubella (MR) outbreak recorded in the country.
About Mission Indradhanush (MI):
- Mission Indradhanush (MI) is a special catch-up campaign under the Universal Immunization Program (UIP).
- India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) provide free vaccines against 12 life threatening diseases namely:
- Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis B, Pneumonia and Meningitis due to Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib), Measles, Rubella, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Rotavirus diarrhea.
- It is conducted in the areas of low immunization coverage to vaccinate all the children and pregnant women left out or dropped out from Routine Immunization.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0
- Coverage: It focuses on reaching zero-dose children aged between 0-5 years and pregnant women.
- It aims to eliminate measles and rubella by ensuring that every child under 5 years of age has completed the two-dose schedule of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine (MRCV)
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- To reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunization programme.
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- Its objective was to attain a minimum of 90% nationwide immunization coverage by the year 2022.
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- IMI 3.0 primarily concentrated on providing vaccines to children and pregnant women who had not received their immunization shots due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- To extend Routine Immunization (RI) services to children and pregnant women who have not been vaccinated or only partially vaccinated.
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News Source: The Hindu
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