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A novel mobile vaccine printer, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, may one day help people get vaccinated via skin patches, eliminating the need of needles. Here are details about the revolutionary idea, read on.

Vaccinations are necessary for all age groups, but newborns and small children require them the most. Here are some vaccination dos and don'ts to follow for your baby's immunization.  

The third phase of vaccination against Corona is to start from May 1. But in the registration process that started from April 28, most people spent their days waiting for OTP.

As per the report, 14 percent of the children missed out as they were not in their village the day the exercise was carried out while in the case of another five per cent, the parents simply refused to get their child vaccinated.

As a part of the initiative, which is being termed as the phase-IV of the programme, the government aims to vaccinate those children who were missed out during the routine vaccination or in the earlier phases, Pradeep Haldar, Deputy Commissioner (Immunisation) said.

The single shot Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine nation-wide drive, launched on February 5, 2017, (Sunday) targets around 41 crore children across the country - the largest ever in any campaign.

IPV is an injectable form of polio vaccine which can be administered alone or in combination with other vaccines.

Immunization or vaccination protects the child from serious illness and complications of vaccine-preventable diseases.

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Immunization, also known as vaccination, is a process in which a person is given vaccine to make him/her immune or resistant to an infectious disease. 

Five years after the introduction of MenAfriVac, an affordable vaccine for meningitis A produced by Indian firm Serum Institute of India, immunization has led to the near elimination of the deadly disease in Africa's 'meningitis belt', says the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal.

 Nagaland on Wednesday included Pentavalent vaccine into routine immunization schedule for children as part of the government's immunization programme available for every infant free of cost.

Apart from being more effective, the shots also reduce risk of hospitalization.