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*Health Ministry Introduces Three Additional Vaccines* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?gn The Ministry of Health and Child Care has introduced three additional vaccines to the routine Extended Programme of Immunisation (EPI) vaccination schedule for children. In a statement Secretary for Health and Child Care, Dr Japer Chimedza said three vaccines had been added to ensure an improved health care system. He said: ---------- *HOT DEALS:* *itel A70 - (128GB, 3GB RAM) $89,* *itel A70 - (256GB, 4GB RAM) $99* *itel P40 (128GB, 4GB), (6000mAh) $99* *itel P40 (64GB, 4G), (6000mAh) $93* *LATEST: itel S24 (128) $124; S24 (256GB) $159* Cash on Delivery in Harare & Bulawayo. Tinotumira kwamuri inosvika. WhatsApp: 0️⃣7️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 7️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ ---------- > This communication serves to inform that the Ministry has taken a policy decision to include the following vaccines into the routine EPI vaccination schedule. > Effective 5 June 2021 all children to receive Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine at nine months, effective 1 August 2021 all children to receive Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) second dose at nine months of age. Effective 1 August 2012 all children (boys and girls) to receive additional Td boosters at five and 10 years of age. The new Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) was introduced through a nationwide catch-up vaccination campaign that integrates vaccines for Polio Prevention (IPV) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) including Vitamin A supplementation. TCV is premised on protecting children between nine months and 15 years in line with recommendations from global and local immunisation experts. This comes as typhoid has been detected in Bulawayo, Harare and Gweru. More: Pindula News; The Chronicle _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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