Lok Sabha Question No. 1022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Immunization during COVID-19 Pandemic
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pinaki Misra, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1022 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

## IMMUNIZATION DURING COVID - 19 PANDEMIC

## 1022. SHRI PINAKI MISRA: SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDH I:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details and number of vaccines, including BCG, Pentavalent and MMR vaccines, a polio drops administered to children between April - September 2020, State/ UT - wise;

(b)  the  number  of  infants/children  who  have  missed  their  regular  immunization  dur imposition of the lockdown due to COVID - 19 pandemic;

(c) whether the Government has formulated a policy to track and trace individuals that may missed their regular shots due to COVID - 19,  if  so,  the  details thereof  and if not, the reaso therefor; and

(d)  the  details  of  any  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Governm ent  to  ensure  universal immunisation?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)    &  (b)  As  per Health  Management  Information  System  (HMIS)  t he number  of  vaccines, including BCG, Pentavalent and Measles Rubella (MR) vaccines, and polio drops administered to the children State/UT -wise between April - August 2020, is placed at Annexure 1 . The data for September is not yet available As per HMIS, 58,14,588 children were fully immunized from April - June  2019,  whereas  during  the  same  period  from  April - June  2020, 44,13,896children were fully immunized. The data entry in HMIS portal also slowed down in COVID pandemic.

(c) Yes, due list is prepared after each immunization session to track and trace ind ividu ls who have  missed  their  regular  vaccine  including  individual,  who  have  missed  vaccination  d COVID - 19 pandemic.

(d)      To  ensure  universal  immunization,  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Minist Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW ) during the current COVID - 19 situation:

- States/  UTs  have  been  provided  with  a  series  of  guidelines  for  delivering  immuniz services  as  well  as  Reproductive,  Maternal,  Newborn,  Child,  Adolescent  Health  P Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services in the midst o f COVID 19 pandemic. The same have also been reiterated in video conferences with the states/ UTs. Guideline are also uploa Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) website for wider dissemination.
- Regular reviews are being held with the States/ UTs to discuss challenges being faced during the pandemic and the necessary measures taken to ensure immunization services.
- Appropriate communication material has been developed and shared with the States and U for addressing vaccine hesitancy and stren gthening routine immunization during COVID - 19 pandemic.
- Supply chain of vaccines and other logistics has been ensured during COVID - 19 pandemic.

## Annexure 1

State/  UT  wise  BCG,  Pentavalent,  MR  and  OPV  administered  to  one - year- old  children  between Apr - Aug 20

| S. No.   | State                |     BCG |   3 doses of Pentavalent |   3 doses of Oral Polio vaccine |   Measles containing vaccine |
|----------|----------------------|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | A & N Islands        |     221 |                      325 |                             323 |                          112 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       |  151842 |                   456975 |                          455536 |                       184461 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh    |    4469 |                    15609 |                           15483 |                         5105 |
| 4        | Assam                |  160939 |                   534997 |                          532376 |                       178843 |
| 5        | Bihar                |  639314 |                  2107405 |                         2091459 |                       756544 |
| 6        | Chandigarh           |    4781 |                    12738 |                           12763 |                         4718 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh         |  185415 |                   608179 |                          604186 |                       205262 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |    1378 |                     4756 |                            4751 |                         1661 |
| 9        | Daman & Diu          |    1262 |                     3747 |                            3730 |                         1501 |
| 10       | Delhi                |   48547 |                   137261 |                          135562 |                        56707 |
| 11       | Goa                  |    4409 |                    12104 |                           12096 |                         4496 |
| 12       | Gujarat              |  235003 |                   651771 |                          649366 |                       255718 |
| 13       | Haryana              |  112568 |                   379054 |                          378278 |                       139023 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     |   26725 |                    90646 |                           90646 |                        32884 |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir      |   71839 |                   230210 |                          229612 |                        79039 |
| 16       | Jharkhand            |   88324 |                   197961 |                          197444 |                        79781 |
| 17       | Karnataka            |  272414 |                   797277 |                          792821 |                       291508 |
| 18       | Kerala               |  105651 |                   303807 |                          303168 |                       112902 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep          |     272 |                      692 |                             690 |                          275 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh       |  348206 |                  1316392 |                         1316001 |                       502392 |
| 21       | Maharashtra          |  473831 |                  1326122 |                         1323033 |                       459014 |
| 22       | Manipur              |    6997 |                    23722 |                           23465 |                         6921 |
| 23       | Meghalaya            |   20615 |                    64992 |                           64649 |                        20246 |
| 24       | Mizoram              |    3776 |                    12403 |                           12072 |                         4341 |
| 25       | Nagaland             |    4749 |                    13892 |                           13883 |                         4035 |
| 26       | Odisha               |  193789 |                   612295 |                          611494 |                       203838 |
| 27       | Puducherry           |    5893 |                    12282 |                           12266 |                         4881 |
| 28       | Punjab               |   74538 |                   290363 |                          289988 |                       109841 |
| 29       | Rajasthan            |  371416 |                  1066531 |                         1062182 |                       434613 |
| 30       | Sikkim               |    1541 |                     5676 |                            5478 |                         2009 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu           |  217205 |                   780010 |                          779180 |                       271800 |
| 32       | Telangana            |  202692 |                   595873 |                          594832 |                       211925 |
| 33       | Tripura              |   13616 |                    48404 |                           49150 |                        14668 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh        | 1280467 |                  3540725 |                         3529438 |                      1393298 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand          |   50098 |                   166850 |                          166896 |                        61566 |
| 36       | West Bengal          |  164138 |                   346672 |                          346938 |                       162326 |
|          | All India            | 5548940 |                 16768718 |                        16711235 |                      6258254 |

Data source: HMIS as on 4th September 2020