Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine launched

Ludhiana, August 26

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was launched at Community Health Centre, Koom Kalan. The PCV is now on the routine immunisation list for children.

“To reduce the number of deaths due to pneumonia in children, the Health Department has introduced PCV as per the guidelines of Punjab Government and Director Health Services Punjab,” said Koom Kalan Senior Medical Officer Puneet Juneja.

Dr Juneja said, “The Health Department is already providing free immunisation to protect children from 11 deadly diseases and now a new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been added to the Health Department’s regular immunisation list for children suffering from pneumonia.”

He said the first dose of this vaccine would be given to the child at the age of one and half months, the second at the age of three and half months and booster dose at the age of nine months. —TNS