Vaccines protect an individual against several diseases and are safe. Nevertheless, they can cause mild side effects, such as a low-grade fever or pain or redness at the injection site. Mild reactions go away within a few days on their own. Apprehensions stemming from the AEFI have been identified as a primary cause for drop-outs in children. Paracetamol, an analgesic and antipyretic drug, is the preferred medication for treating fever and pain following immunization. This brief highlights the efforts by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in enhancing the availability, adequacy and utilization of Syrup Paracetamol in Uttar Pradesh, with support from UP TSU.
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Under the Uttar Pradesh Routine Immunization Strengthening Project, UP TSU conducted a comprehensive community-based study to understand the coverage of routine immunization in 100 focused blocks of the state. This evidence brief highlights the findings from this rapid assessment survey to learn about the effective coverage, persisting gaps, and implementation opportunities to improve immunization coverage.
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Under the Uttar Pradesh Routine Immunization Strengthening Project, UP TSU conducted a comprehensive community-based study to understand the coverage of routine immunization in 100 focused blocks of the state. This evidence brief brings out findings related to the impact on the progress of full immunization coverage with respect to the missed opportunities for co-administered vaccines.
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Under the Uttar Pradesh Routine Immunization Strengthening Project, UP TSU conducted a comprehensive community-based study to understand the coverage of routine immunization in 100 focused blocks of the state. This evidence brief highlights the findings related to timeliness in vaccination using data from a rapid assessment survey to understand the timely coverage of the applicable vaccines included in the immunization schedule.
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Vaccines protect us against several diseases and are safe. They can cause mild side effects – fever or pain. Apprehensions due to AEFI have been identified as a primary cause for dropouts in children. Paracetamol is the preferred medicine for treating fever and pain. This brief highlights the efforts by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to enhance the availability, adequacy and utilization of Syrup Paracetamol in UP, with support from UP TSU.
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