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Later doctors in all the blocks of Meerut district will be trained from June 25 to June 29. Apart from that, an awareness campaign will also start soon.“Three health department staff - including myself– have been given training for Rotavirus vaccine, which is set to be introduced in UP very soon. Five drops of the vaccine will be administered to new-born children at intervals of six weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks,” said Dr.
Chaudhary.Diarrhoea due to Rotavirus is also associated with delayed physical and mental development among children. Meerut: The Meerut health department will soon begin training of doctors in the city as Uttar Pradesh is set to launch Rotavirus vaccine to avert untimely deaths of below five year olds due to diarrhoea.While three health officials have been trained at the state-level, doctors at each block in the district will be given training. “The vaccine, once launched, will be administered orally with polio vaccines..