KP govt to launch special vaccination programme

KP govt to launch special vaccination programme

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a special vaccination programme to reduce infant mortality rate in the province.

Briefing media about the programme in Peshawar today, Director Expanded Programme on Immunization Dr. Akram Shah said a special immunity ROTA vaccine will be administered to children up to six to ten weeks of age.

The vaccine will help eradicate ten diseases of infants.