The Government of Kerala on February 29, 2024, issued the Guidelines to enhance vaccination procedure.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Vaccination clinics or sessions should be conducted only under the direct supervision of a medical officer. All children should be screened before vaccination.
• Vaccination should be supervised by the Medical Officer in charge of the institution.
• Only trained personnel should be assigned for vaccination.
• Vaccine name, batch number, expiration date, VVM, and vaccine vial should be checked when the vaccine is taken out of the ice-lined refrigerator and placed in the carrier before starting immunizations.
• The child's age and vaccine should be verified before vaccination.
• Name of vaccine, batch number, expiry date, and VVM should be ascertained before injection.
Please refer to the page for further guidelines
