[HealthyIndia] In western UP, vaccine no guard against polio

[Guest guest]

Well actually oral polio vaccine can be a risk for a new polio epidemic, and

this is well known by doctors.

Nandita

 

 

On 21/9/06 21:14, " Puneet " <puneet.nospam wrote:

 

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> Greetings

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> In the pioneer report that I mailed 4 days back, statistics was

> provided which indicated that more than half the polio affected kids

> have been vaccinated as many as seven times. Here I quote the

> statistics given in the Pioneer report again.

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>>> >> Polio cases among children vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh

>>> >> Doses

>>> >> Year total >=7 4-6 0-3

>>> >> ------------

>>> >> 2006 255 149 80 26

>>> >> 2004 082 047 27 07

>>> >> 2003 088 024 38 26

>>> >> 2000 179 058 52 70

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> Now the health minister is saying that " infection is spreading "

> because some kids have not been vaccinated! His reasoning -- " Lab

> reports have shown that bad vaccines is not the reason " .

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> Unfortunately the Pioneer report does not give out exactly how many

> kids with ZERO doses have been infected. Going by the statistics the

> number should be 26/4 or 7 (though I am sure it would be less). 7 out

> of 255 is 2.7%, which is much less than 7-15% which Ramadoss says have

> not been vaccinated.

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> It is quite clear there is no such thing as " good polio vaccine " .

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> Regards

> Puneet

[Guest guest]

Some more statistics here in this report in Pioneer.Only 63.9% kids get 3 or more doses of polio vaccine. In other words, a good 36% kids get 0-2 doses of poilio vaccine. As per information in the earlier reports, only 10% of the infected children have had 0-3 doses of poilio vaccine. Proportionally only some 7% of the kids would have received 0-2 doses.

The vaccine-disease relationship is very simple here. Succeptability to the disease increases with the count of polio doses a child gets.RegardsPuneet----

http://dailypioneer.com/displayit1.asp?pathit=/archives2/sep1906/nation/nt6.txtOver 50% children below three devoid of vital immunisation: NSSO survey Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi

 

Less

than 50 per cent children up to the age of three years do not get the

vital immunisation vaccinations in the country. Only 55 per cent

children get vaccinated for measles, while 58 per cent children are

immunised for diptheria pertussis and tetanus (DPT). Only 15 per cent children in the age group of 9 to 59 months receive the required dose of vitamin A in the country.

 

According

to a survey on 'Well Being of Children and Women' conducted by the

National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) of the Ministry of

Statistics and Programme Implementation, 71 per cent children up to 35

months old get the bacillus calmette guerin (BCG) vaccination

that aims at preventing the spread of tuberculosis among them. All hype

apart, only 63.9 per cent of them get third dose of polio drops.

 

The

findings of the survey conducted in 43 districts in 14 States paint an

alarming state of vaccination programmes in the country. " At a time

when the country is gearing up to immunise the children against

hepatitis and typhoid, a lot needs to be done to ensure that routine

but vital vaccinations reach all the children, " a senior Ministry

official said. The NSSO survey called 'Unicef Baseline Survey' was

carried out during March-May 2005.

 

The

survey covered 2,580 villages from 43 districts in 14 States, including

AP, Bihar, Assam, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra,

Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, where

Murshidabad, Purulia, and South 24-Pargana were covered. In these

districts, over 70 per cent children get vaccinated for polio, BCG, DPT

and measles.

 

" The

43 districts covered in the survey are the focal districts of the

Government of India and UNICEF country programme of co-operation cycle

of 2003-07. The survey aims at providing key indicators related to the

well being of children and women, " Minister of State (Independent

Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation GK Vasan said.

 

According

to an estimate, around 26 million are born in the country yearly, 9

million more than China. As many as 1.5 million children die before

getting a year old and 2.2 million children die before they get five.

" A large number of deaths are due to the preventable diseases. About 30

per cent infants have low birth weight. Around 47 per cent children

under five are malnourished, " Vasan said.

 

The

immunisation rate varies from district to district in different States.

In Lalitpur and Sitapur districts of Uttar Pradesh, only 5 per cent and

6.8 per cent children were immunised respectively. It was 5 per cent

and 12 per cent in Gaya and Nalanda districts of Bihar respectively.

None of 43 districts could boast of having immunised 100 per cent

children except Tumkur district of Karnataka where 93 children in the

age group of 12 to 35 months were vaccinated for BCG, DPT, measles and

polio.

 

" It

is no longer relevant to discuss the status of children and women in

the country or even at the State level. One has to go down to the

district level and understand the situation to make any meaningful

intervention for an improvement in the situation of children and

women, " Vasan said.