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Universal Immunisation Programme is a vaccination program that is followed in India. Under this program, all infants and children are vaccinated to ensure prevention against many serious life-threatening diseases such as Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, severe form of Childhood Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and Diarrhea.

Vaccinations protect your child against serious diseases by stimulating the immune system to create antibodies against certain bacteria or viruses.

Vaccines contain either weakened or killed versions of viruses or bacteria, or an antigenic substance prepared from the causative agent, or a synthetic substitute. Once administered in the body by injection, these inactive parts of the vaccine stimulate the immune response to produce “antibodies”, targeting those infectious agents. As a result, your child develops protection against these infections. Each vaccine provides immunity against a particular disease; therefore, many vaccines are administered to children to protect them from many vaccine-preventable diseases.

Yes. Your child can still get vaccinated if he or she has a mild illness, a low-grade fever, or is taking antibiotics. Vaccination should be delayed only if your child's immunity is severely low or your child is suffering from any systemic illness that leads to low immunity. It is best to talk with your child’s doctor if you have questions.

Your child’s doctor should let you know when the next doses are due. Usually, Easyfour-TT Paediatric Vaccine is given at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age followed by booster doses for complete protection. If you are not sure, call your child’s doctor to find out when your child should return for vaccinations. Doses cannot be given too close together because this will not allow time for the immunity to build up. On the other hand, you do not want to delay your child’s vaccinations and get behind schedule because, during this time, your child remains unprotected against preventable serious diseases.<br>

No. If your baby misses some doses, it is not necessary to start over. Your child’s doctor will continue from where your child left off.

In many medical practices, your child’s immunization record is entered into an electronic record-keeping system. You must keep home records too. So be sure to ask for a personal record card or a printed copy of your child’s vaccinations. Always carry your copy of the record to all medical appointments. Whenever your child receives a vaccine, make sure your copy gets updated. Your child will benefit by having an accurate vaccination record throughout his or her life.

Herd immunity is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease. It occurs with some diseases when a sufficient percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through vaccination or previous infections. Herd immunity reduces the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity.

Vaccines have been used for decades and have proven to be effective. Like any other medicine, no vaccine is 100% efficacious. The immunity produced by vaccines varies from child to child. There may be children who do not develop sufficient protective immunity against a disease-causing pathogen due to malnutrition, repeated episodes of diarrhea, or individual-specific immune response to a vaccine. These reasons may cause some children to suffer from vaccine-preventable diseases despite receiving the vaccination against them. However, in such cases, the disease is of less severity than in children who have never been vaccinated.