Telangana starts polio clean up
The other action includes self declaration by private and government health facilities that they are not using any tOPV for vaccination.
Hyderabad: The Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday that action has been initiated since the discovery of type 2 polio vaccine virus in Nagole nala. The actions include revalidation of cold chain points and all health facilities in private and public sector of any trivalent oral polio vaccines(tOPV).
The other action includes self declaration by private and government health facilities that they are not using any tOPV for vaccination. The commissioner said that the virus isolated from surveillance is just vaccine derived and that there is no reason for concern.
A meeting chaired by the commissioner and attended by senior health department officials from Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medak discussed the issue to find a solution.