Typhoid vaccine to be launched in 12 districts: Firdous.

LAHORE -- Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Thursday said that Typhoid vaccine would be launched in 12 districts of the province in the first phase, while in the second phase, 19.3 million children would be administered the vaccine in 24 districts.

Addressing a seminar on 'Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine' at a local hotel, she said that despite economic challenges facing the country, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was giving priority to healthcare programmes. She said that Typhoid vaccine had been launched formally in the country now. Pakistan is the first country which was going to add Typhoid vaccine to its Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).

She said that research was being conducted to find out reasons why Typhoid was not...

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