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LUCKNOW The inaugural phase of Mission Indradhanush 5.0, a specialised immunisation drive, is poised to commence in Uttar Pradesh on Monday..
The goal of the drive is to extend the vaccine coverage to 12.74 lakh beneficiaries who have missed any of their routine immunisation doses.o)..
Among them, 1.274 million beneficiaries have not received their required vaccine doses, all of whom will be covered within this campaign, said Dr Manoj Kumar Shukla, general manager of routine immunisation at the National Health Mission..
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..
Administering doses during pregnancy and immediately after birth holds immense significance in safeguarding children against life-threatening infections, said Dr Amita Shukla, Senior Gynaecologist at the SC Trivedi Memorial Trust Hospital..
