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New Delhi: Indian states "BIMARU" – Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh – have the largest number partially immunized and non-immunized cases. According to data reported Monday by the UN organs, the national average for complete vaccination is 62%, against 78.4% for the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP3). According to them, a record number of 123 million children were vaccinated worldwide in 2017.
"(At least) 9 out of 10 children received at least one dose of DPT vaccine in 2017, they were vaccinated against these deadly diseases and an additional 4.6 million children were vaccinated worldwide in 2017 compared to 2010, due to the growth of the world's population, "he added. In 2017, about 8 million (40%) live in fragile or humanitarian contexts, including in conflict-affected countries. [1679002] "(In total) 167 countries have included a second dose of measles vaccine in their routine immunization schedule and 162 countries are now using rubella vaccines, increasing the global coverage for measles and rubella by 35% in 2010 In addition, the report says that a growing share of middle-income countries, where inequality and marginalization, particularly among the urban poor, prevent many people from getting vaccinated
" To vaccinate about 20 million additional children each year with three doses of DTP3, 45 million with a second dose of measles vaccine and 76 million children with three doses of pneumococcal vaccine. he said.
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