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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)

News Source: The Hindu