A virulent strain

  • In the last three years, a total of 10,195 typhoid fever cases have been reported, with a majority suffering from XDR
  • Pakistan launched the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) in 1978 with the aim to save children from vaccine-preventable diseases. Once introduced in the EPI, the TCV will be the 11th antigen added to the list
  • In a world where numbers are seen as proof of success, the positive thing about immunisation is that its success is quantifiable, and the results are tangible