New Delhi: Since neighbouring nations are still not polio-free, India must be alert and maintain its polio vaccination programme, said the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who said door-to-door vaccination campaigns will be performed to guarantee that no one is left behind.

In the following months, nearly 15 crore children under the age of five will be vaccinated against polio, said Mandaviya, who began the National Polio Immunisation Drive for 2022 by delivering polio drops to children under the age of five at the Ministry of Health. "India's strategic war against polio is a success storey of the country's vaccine-preventable disease policy." We must remain diligent and ensure that every child under the age of five receives polio vaccinations," he urged.

The Universal Immunisation Programme, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is focusing on protecting children from more diseases than ever before, and has recently introduced several new vaccines such as the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), Rotavirus vaccine, and Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine, according to Mandaviya.

In addition, he noted, the government has included the injectable Inactivated Polio Vaccine in its standard vaccination programme to provide additional protection to youngsters. "While we work to safeguard our children from an increasing number of diseases, it is critical that all vaccines distributed under the programme reach every child in our country," the minister added.

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