Staying safe: The vaccination push comes amid rising concerns over drug-resistant typhoid strains across South Asia. — Reuters
The country launched a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect millions of children from typhoid, a deadly and increasingly drug-resistant disease that poses a growing public health threat.
The month-long campaign aims to immunise around 50 million children aged between nine months and 15 years with a single dose of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV). Approved and pre-qualified by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the vaccine provides protection for up to five years and is being administered free under the government’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).
