The Hindu·3 min read·medium
T.N. reiterates introduction of MMR vaccine under UIP
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Tamil Nadu government has requested that the Union Health Ministry include the MMR vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme to replace the current MR vaccine. This move follows reports of mumps outbreaks in the state, which officials note are not alarming but require better preventative coverage.
Tamil Nadu has once again reiterated the need to introduce Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in place of the existing Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine. Though not “alarming”, cases of mumps have been reported in the State over the last few years.
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