Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination Campaign Gains Traction
- 14 years ago
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On Tuesday, children in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh were immunized against the Japanese Encephalitis virus.
A camp by the National Encephalitis Eradication Program was set up to provide the locals with the vaccination.
People were turning out in large numbers.
[Jyoti Mishra, Local Villager]:
"We have come to get immunized from Japanese Encephalitis."
[R. N. Singh, National Encephalitis Eradication Program]:
"It is the responsibility of the society to go to these booths and get vaccinated."
Japanese Encephalitis is a virus that causes an acute inflammation of the brain, which mainly targets kids 15-years-old and under.
The disease first invaded India in 1978.
Since then thousands of children have either succumbed or became physically and mentally disabled due to Japanese Encephalitis.
On Tuesday, children in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh were immunized against the Japanese Encephalitis virus.
A camp by the National Encephalitis Eradication Program was set up to provide the locals with the vaccination.
People were turning out in large numbers.
[Jyoti Mishra, Local Villager]:
"We have come to get immunized from Japanese Encephalitis."
[R. N. Singh, National Encephalitis Eradication Program]:
"It is the responsibility of the society to go to these booths and get vaccinated."
Japanese Encephalitis is a virus that causes an acute inflammation of the brain, which mainly targets kids 15-years-old and under.
The disease first invaded India in 1978.
Since then thousands of children have either succumbed or became physically and mentally disabled due to Japanese Encephalitis.