The Union Government has launched a nationwide vaccination drive to prevent eight diseases under Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 from December 02, 2019.
Target Group: Children under the age of 2 years and pregnant women.
Aim of the Project: to achieve targets of full immunization coverage in 272 districts spread over 27 States.
Project Period: December 2019 and March 2020.
The IMI covers vaccines for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, measles, meningitis and Hepatitis B.
Vaccines for Japanese encephalitis and influenza are also being provided in selected areas.