Telangana faces gaps in seasonal illness prevention and reporting, with government hospitals lacking rapid molecular respiratory testing and free annual flu vaccines for vulnerable groups. Doctors warn that mild and moderate infections often go unrecorded, affecting the accuracy of government data.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda launched the indigenously manufactured tetanus and adult diphtheria vaccine in Kasauli. The vaccine has been introduced under the Universal Immunization Programme, with 55 lakh doses to be supplied by April
Challenges in cold chain management of the vaccine, which involves maintaining the vaccine at a constant temperature, has been addressed, says Minister
