Kanpur: The health department launched its special vaccination drive from City Inter School, Machharia Naubasta, on Thursday. Students of government and private schools will be vaccinated in order to prevent them from tetanus-diphtheria (TD) and diphtheria-pertusis (whooping cough) and tetanus (DPT) diseases.District immunisation officer U B Singh, inaugurated the campaign.students from 5-to-16 years of age were vaccinated at Intermediate and other schools in the city.Addressing students and teachers he said diphtheria was an infectious disease in childrenbetween the ages of 2 and 10 years caused by infection from a bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheria. It occurs when children take objects like pens and pencils in their mouth and it spreads to other children through the mucus.He said this special school-based vaccination campaign would be organised at government and private schools, except on Wednesday and Saturday.The immunisation officer stated that children up to 5 years old studying in class 1 were being covered with the DPT second booster dose, while children up to 10 years old studying in class 5 were being covered with TD first dose, children up to 16 years studying in class 10 were being covered with TD booster dose.Chief medical officer Alok Ranjan said that for prevention and protection of diphtheria, a special campaign had been started to vaccinate school going children with DPT and TD and it would be conducted in all government and private sector schools of the district till November 10.We also published the following articles recentlySpeeding truck hits school van, injures four children in UPs BareillyA speeding truck collided with a school van in Deorania, Bareilly district, injuring four children aged between 8 and 10. The truck fled the scene, and the victims were taken to a private hospital. Two children suffered fractures while two others sustained head injuries. The van driver was booked for negligent driving, and the school was issued a notice for negligence. Police are collecting CCTV footage to identify the truck responsible. This was the second similar incident in the area within 24 hours, with another school van being struck by a truck in Shahjahanpur district.Florida school district bans students from using phones for entire dayFlorida has implemented a comprehensive statewide crackdown on student cellphone use in public schools, including a daylong ban on students cellphone use. The ban aims to address concerns about social media usage, distractions, and safety issues. While some parents and students support restrictions during class, others find the all-day ban unfair. Similar bans have been imposed by individual school districts in other states. The intensified crackdown reflects concerns about student attachment to phones, but critics argue that it limits students freedom and access to information.State schools hold spl classes during puja vacation for boards studentsSeveral government and aided schools in Kolkata have decided to conduct special classes or online classes during the vacation period to make up for academic loss. Secondary schools will reopen after Kali Puja, and senior students will have selection tests scheduled after November 17. Schools like Hindu School and Jodhpur Park Boys School are conducting extra classes or online classes, while Scottish Church Collegiate School is conducting mock tests for board students. Some schools are using virtual methods to keep in touch with students and provide assistance.

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