Vaccination programme

PUNE, Feb 21: The Rotary Club of Chinchwad, is launching a major vaccination programme in March in which typhoid Hepatitis-B vaccines wil...

PUNE, Feb 21: The Rotary Club of Chinchwad, is launching a major vaccination programme in March in which typhoid Hepatitis-B vaccines will be given to students at concessional rates.

The typhoid vaccine will cost Rs 110 while the Hepatitis-B vaccine will cost Rs 200. The vaccines have been made available at highly subsidised costs on a no-profit no-loss basis, president of the Rotary Club Chinchwad Dr Achyut Kalantre said.

The vaccines will be given to all children below the age of ten years. Children above ten years and parents too can avail the facility of vaccination for which the rates will be higher than the subsidised rates. Immunisation against the two diseases is very necessary, particularly when there is high risk of spread of the diseases during the summer season. The vaccination removes the risk of acquiring the diseases for a period of three years, Dr Kalantre said.

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The PCMC has agreed to provide its medical staff for the vaccination programme. All the schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad have been urged to participate in the programme. Registrations of the names for vaccination have to made at the school itself. Registrations can also be made at Kusum Memorial Hospital, Jeevannagar, opposite Chinchwad Telco and at Raka Gas Service, Chinchwad, before February 28.

The vaccination programme will be held in the first week of March at nine centres. The second dose of the vaccines will be given in April while the third in September. A similar programme of the vaccination course will be conducted in April, May and October.