Typhoid vaccine drive may miss children most in need to be vaccinated

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  • Pakistan will be the first country in the world to introduce a one-dose vaccine, injected intramuscularly Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine
  • Although the government is making an “immense effort” and may well be able to reach the children in schools (about 44 per cent), pediatrician Dr D.S. Akram wondered about the street kids or those working as domestic help and at tea stalls, mechanic shops etc, who do not go to school (some 20pc) and whether the 95pc coverage would be achieved