Focused vaccination campaigns shall be held at authorities and government-aided faculties, anganwadi centres, orphanages and juvenile houses. Health Minister Ma. Subramanian launched the enlargement of the JE vaccination programme in Chennai on Wednesday.
According to a press launch, JE is a mosquito borne zoonotic viral illness transmitted by sure species of Culex mosquitoes. The illness impacts the central nervous system and might trigger extreme problems, seizures and even loss of life. The case fatality price could be very excessive and people who survive might undergo numerous levels of neurological sequelae. Children undergo the best assault charges due to lack of cumulative immunity as a result of pure an infection.
JE vaccination is carried out as an one-time marketing campaign after which it’s built-in into the routine immunisation programme. The marketing campaign targets youngsters aged one to fifteen years in districts with the best threat within the nation.
Since 2007, JE vaccination programme is carried out in 15 endemic income districts in TN – Chennai (two zones), Cuddalore, Virudhunagar, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Tiruchi, Tiruvarur, Madurai, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvallur, Pudukottai and Karur – initially in marketing campaign mode amongst youngsters aged one to fifteen years and later included underneath routine immunisation.
Taking into consideration the excessive burden of JE circumstances in extra districts throughout 2023-2025, the vaccination programme presently operational in 15 endemic districts, is now being expanded to cowl seven extra districts – Chennai (besides the 2 already lined zones), Chengalpattu, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Kancheepuram, Nagapattinam and Vellore.
The marketing campaign shall be carried out in three approaches. There shall be faculty vaccination campaigns in all authorities and authorities aided faculties for youngsters aged 5 to fifteen from August 13 to September 12. Children aged one to 5 years and faculty drop outs could be lined by vaccination campaigns in all anganwadi centres from September 13 to October 12. Children aged one to fifteen years in all orphanages and juvenile houses shall be lined from October 13 to November 12. All three centered campaigns deliberate on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, shall be for a most of 12 days adopted by per week for mop up of omitted youngsters.
Vaccines shall be administered by Village Health Nurses, Urban Health Nurses and Mid-Level Health Care Providers wherever required underneath the supervision of District Health Officers and District Maternal and Child Health Officers. The Health division has requested mother and father, guardians, faculty authorities, and neighborhood leaders to cooperate with subject well being employees and be certain that all eligible youngsters obtain the freed from value JE vaccine throughout the marketing campaign.
Published – August 14, 2025 05:10 am IST
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